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LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE,
PASSED AT A
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED ANI) HELD AT DOVER,
ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, A. D. 1904
ANI)
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY- NINTH.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
VOLUME XXIII- PART I.
1905:
THE DELAWAREAN PRINT,
DOVER, DEL.

LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE,
PASSED AT A
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED ANI) HELD AT DOVER,
ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, A. D. 1904
ANI)
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY-NINTH.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
VOLUME XXIII-PART I.
1905:
THE DELAWAREAN PRINT,
DOVER, DEL.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
TITLE SECOND.
Of the Public Revenue ; and the Assessment, Collection and
Appropriation of Taxes:
CHAPTER I.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
AN ACT in Relation to the compensation of Officers of the two Houses of
the General Assembly for the Special Session, convened,Tecember 29th,
A. D. 1904.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reibresentatives
of the Stale of Delaware in General Assembly met
Section 1. That the Clerk of the Senate shall receive the Clerk of Senate
sum of Fifteen dollars. -
The Reading Clerk of the Senate shall receive the sum of Reading Clerk
Five dollars. of Senate.
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate shall receive the sum sergeatkL-at-
01 Five dollars. Arms of Senate
The Chaplain of the Senate shall receive the sum of Five C.haplain dollars. of Senate.
The Page of the Senate shall receive the sum of Three dol- Page of Senate
Jars.
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OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
LAWS OF DELAWARE«
Enrolling The Enrolling Clerk of the Senate shall receive the sum of Clerk of Senate Five dollars.
Clerk of House The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall receive.
the sum of Fifteen dollars.
The Reading Clerk of the House of Representatives shall
receive the SUM of Fk.e dollars.
Sergeant-at- The Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives
Arms of House
Reading Clerk
of House.
shall receive the sum of Five dollars.
Chaplain of The Chaplain of the House of Representatives shall receive
House. the sum of Five dollars.
Page of House The Page of the House of Representatives shall receive-the
sum of Three dollars.
Euroiling The Enrolling; Clerk of the House of Representatives shalt
Clerk of House receive the sum of Five dollars.
Approved, January 3.\. D. 1905.
LAWS Or DtLAWARE. 5
TITLE SIXTEENTH.
Of Civil Actions in General.
CHAPTER 2.
OF JUDGMENTS.
AN ACT to extend the time at which the provisions of the Act entitled
"An Act limiting Judgment Liens upon Real Estate in Kent and Sussex
Counties, and for other purposes," being Chapter 457 of Volume 22,
Laws of Delaware, as to the loss of Judgment Liens shall take effect.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
.of the Slate of Delaware in General Assembly met
Section i. That no judgment lien on real estate in Kent Chapter 457, and Sussex Counties shall be lost by the force or operation ofoymicuntLed2.2,
the act entitled "An Act limiting judgment liens upon real
estate in Kent and Sussex Counties, and for other purposes,"
being Chapter 457 of Volume 22, of the Laws of Delaware,
until the first day of January, A. D. 1906, and the force and Extending
effect of said Act is hereby suspended until the said first day trienr: ee f%?ari tol
of January, A. D. 1906, for the purpose of extending the time judgments
tor the renewal and cpuitinuance of judgments as provided h Jan, I. 1906.
Said Act until the said first day of January. A. D. 1906.
Approved, December 30, A. D. 1904.
1i
Ad ournment
sine die.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
RESOLUTIONS.
CHAPTER 3.
Joint Resolution fixing the date for the Adjournment sine die of the
Special Session of the General Assembly.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met
That both Houses of the Legislature adjourn sine die, on
Friday, the thirtieth day of December, A. D. 1904, at six
o'clock, P. M.
Approved, December 30, A. D. 1904.
LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE,
PASSED AT A
SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER,
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD, A. D. 1905
AND
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY-NINTH.
--
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
VOLUME XXIII-PART II.
1905:
THE DRI.AWARRAN PRINT,
DOVER., DEL.
1
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
TITLE FIRST.
Of the Jurisdiction and Property of the State ; its Legis-lation
and LE.WS.
CI-IAPTER 4.
AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION.
AN ACT proposing an Amendment to Section 401. Article V, of the Con-stitution
of this State by striking out of said Section all thereof which
requires the payment of money as a Qualification to Register.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Refiresentatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds
of all the members elected to each House agreeing therein:)
Section 1. That Section 4 of Article V of the Constitution Proposed
of this State, be and the same is hereby amended by striking Amendment
ectsio:olf4t,hAetti--. out of said Section 4 the following words: "and each voter de
shall, at the time of his registration, pay a registration fee creTEnrel(ITeg.
of one dollar, for the use of the County where such registra- istration fee.
tion is paid."
Approved, March 30, A. D. 1903.
112 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Preamble.
Preamble.
Preamble.
Preamble.
OF SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
CHAPTER 5.
OF SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
AN ACT to Ratify and Confirm a Compact or Agreement between the
States of New Jersey and Delaware respecting the Delaware River and
Bay and to authorize the execution thereof.
Whereas By joint resolution of the Legislature of the State
of New Jersey, approved February 14th 1905, Edward C.
Stokes, Governor, Robert H. McCarter, Attorney General,
Franklin Murphy and Chauncey G. Parker, were appointed
and constituted Commissioners of the State of New Jersey
to confer with like Commissioners representing the State of
Delaware for the purpose of framing a compact or agreement
between the said States and legislation thereon, to be sub-mitted
to the legislatures of the said two States for action
thereon, looking to the amicable termination of the suit
between said two States now pending in the Supreme Court
of the United States, and the final adjustment of all contro-versies
relating to the boundary line between said States and
to their respective rights in the Delaware River and Bay;
And Whereas By like joint resolution of the General As-sembly
of the State of Delaware approved February 13t11
1905, Preston Lea. Governor, Robert H. Richards, Attorney
General. Herbert H. Ward and George H. Bates were ap-pointed
to represent the said State as Commissioners to con-fer
with the Commissioners of the State of New Jersey, for
the purpose before recited:
And Whereas The Commissioners of the said two States
having duly conferred as directed by said resolutions, have
framed and submitted to this General Assembly a proposed
compact or agreement between the said States;
And Whereas The compact or agreement so framed and
submitted is in the words following, that is to say
-Compact between the State of New Jersey and the State
of Delaware relating to the boundary controversy betiveen
said States.
compact.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 13
OF SOVERIiIONTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
Whereas A conttoversy bath heretofore existed between Preamble a
the States of New Jersey and Delaware, relative to the juris- "m"""L
diction of such portion of the Delaware River as is included
within the circle of twelve miles radius an arc of which con-stitutes
the Northern boundary of the State of Delaware, and
it is the mutual desire of said States to so settle and determine
such controversy as to prevent future complications arising
therefrom;
And Whereas There is now pending in the Supreme Court Preamble ofi
of the United States, a cause wherein the said State of New compact.
Jersey is the complainant and the said State of Delaware is
the defendant, in which cause an injunction has been issued
against the State of Delaware restraining the execution of
certain statutes of the State of Delaware relating to fisheries
in said river, which said litigation bath been pending for
twenty-seven years and upwards;
And Whereas For the purpose of adjusting the differences Preamble oil
between the said two States arising out of said conflict of
jurisdiction, Edward C. Stokes, Robert H. McCarter, Frank-lin
Murphy, and Chauncey G. Parker, have been appointed
Commissioners on the part of the State of New Jersey by
joint resolution of the Legislature of said State, and Preston
Lea, Robert H. Richards, Herbert H. Ward andGeorge H.
Bates have been appointed Commissioners on the part of the
State of Delaware by joint resolution of the General Assembly
of said State, to frame a campact or agreement between the
said States and legislation consequent thereon, to be sub-mitted
to the Legislatures of said two States for action there-on,
looking to the amicable termination of said suit between
said States now pending in the Supreme Court of the United
States, and the final adjustment of all controversies relating
to the boundary line between said States, and to their respec-tive
rights in the Delaware River and Bay;
Now Therefore, The said State of New Jersey, by its Corn- Article oil
missioners above named, and the said State of Delaware, by compact.
its Commissioners above named, do hereby make and enter
into a compact or agreement between said States as follows
Article 1. Criminal process issued under the authority of
the State of New Jersey against any person accused of an
Article 2 of
compact.
Atticle 3 of
.cotnpact.
OF SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
offence committed upon the soil of said State, or upon the
Eastern half of said Delaware River, or committed on board
of any vessel being under the exclusive jurisdiction of that
State, and also civil process issued under the authority of the
State of New Jersey against any person domiciled in that
State, or against property taken out of that State to evade the
laws thereof, may be served upon any portion of the Delaware
River between said States from low-water mark on the New
Jersey shore to low-water mark on the Delaware shore, ex-cept
upon Reedy and Pea Patch Islands, unless said person
or property shall be on board a vessel aground upon or fast-ened
to the shore of the State of Delaware, or the shores of
said islands, or fastened to a wharf adjoining thereto, or un-less
such person shall be under arrest or such property shall
be under seizure by virtue of process or authority of the State
of Delaware.
Article II. Criminal process issued under the authority of
the State of Delaware against any person accused of an of-fence
committed upon the soil of said State, or upon the wes-tern
half of said Delaware River, or committed on board of
any vessel being under the exclusive jurisdiction of that
State, and also civil process issued under the authority of the
State of Delaware against any person domiciled in that State,
or against property taken out of that State to evade the laws
thereof, may be served upon any portion of the Delaware
River between said States from low-water mark on the Dela-ware
shore to /ow-water mark on the New jersey shore, un-less
said person or property shall be on board a vessel
aground upon or fastened to the shore of the State of New
Jersey, or fastened to a wharf adjoining thereto, or unless
such person shall be under arrest, or such property shall be
under seizure by virtue of process or authority of the State of
New Jersey.
Article III. The inhabitants of the said States of Dela-ware
and New jersey shall have and enjoy a common right of
fishery throughout, in and over the waters of said river be-tween
low-water marks on each side of said river between the
.:,ttid States, except so far as either State may have heretofore
granted valid and subsisting private rights of fishery.
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OF SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS,
Article IV. Immediately upon the execution hereof the AA rticle 4 o_f
Legislature of the State of New Jersey shall appoint three compact.
Commissioners to confer with three Commissioners to be
immediately appointed by the General Assembly of the State
of Delaware for the purpose of drafting uniform laws to reg-ulate
the catching and taking of fish in the Delaware River
and Bay between said two States, which said Commissioners
for each State respectively shall, within two years from the
date of their appointment, report to the Legislature of each
of said States the proposed laws so framed and recommended
by said joint Commission. Upon the adoption and passage
of said laws so recommended by the respective Legislautres
uf said two States said laws shall constitute the sole laws for
the regulation of the taking and catching of fish in the said
river and bay between said States. Said laws shall remain in
force until altered, amended or repealed by concurrent legis-lation
of the said two States. Said Commissioners shall also
ascertain the dividing line between said river and bay, and
upon each of the shores of said two States, where said divid-ing
line extended shall intersect the same, shall, at the joint
expense of said States, erect a suitable monument to mark the
said dividing line. Said dividing line between said monu-ments
shall be the division line between the said river and bay
for the interpretation of and for all purposes of this compact,
and of the concurrent legislation provided for therein.
The faith of the said contracting States is hereby pledged
to the enactment of said laws so recommended by said Com-missioners,
or to such concurrent legislation as may seem ju-dicious
and proper in the premises to the respective Legisla-tures
thereof.
Each State shall have and exercise exclusive jurisdiction
within said river to arrest, try and punish its own inhabitants
for violation of the concurrent legislation relating to fishery
herein provided for.
Article V. All laws of said States relating to the regula- Article 501
tion of fisheries in the Delaware River not inconsistent with compact.
the right of common fishery hereinabove merjtioned, shall
continue in force in said respective States until the enactment
of said concurrent legislations as herein provided.
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Article 6o1 Article VI. Nothing herein contained shall affect the
compact. planting, catching or taking of oysters, clams or other shell
fish. or interfere with the oyster industry as now or hereafter
carried on under the laws of either State.
Article 7 of Article VII. Each State may, on its own side of the river,
compact, continue to exercise riparian jurisdiction of every kind and
nature, and to make grants, leases and conveyances of ripar-ian
lands and rights under the laws of the respective States.
Article VIII. Nothing herein contained shall affect the
territorial limits, rights or jurisdiction of either State of, in or
over the Delaware River, or the ownership of the subaqueous
soil thereof, except as herein expressly set forth.
Article IX. This agreement shall be executed by the said
Commissioners, when authorized to do so by the Legislatures
of the said States. It shall thereupon be submitted to Con-gress
for its consent and approval. Upon the ratification
thereof by Congress it shall he and become binding in per-petuity
upon both of said States; and thereupon the suit now
pending in the Supreme Court of the United States, in which
the State of New Jersey is complainant and the State of Dela-ware
is defendant, shall be discontinued, without costs to
either party, and without prejudice. Pending the ratification
hereof by Congress said suit shall remain ill statu quo.
Done in two parts (one of which is retained by the Com-missioners
of Delaware, to be delivered to the Governor of
that State, and the other one of which is retained by the Com-missioners
of New Jersey, to be delivere(l to the Governor of
that State) this day of
in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Five."
There/bre, be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-resentatives
of the Slate of Delaware in General Assembly
met:
Compact
ratified and
confirmed.
OP SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
Section i. The foregoing compact or agreement, and
every clause, matter and thing therein contained, be, and the
same is, hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed as and for the
act and deed of the State of Delaware, and the Commissioners
of the said State are hereby authorized. and en-Towel-0, on
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Article h Of
Compact.
Article 9 of
compact.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 17
OF SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
its behalf, to execute the same in duplicate, and to deliver one Ciommissioners
copy thereof to the Commissioners of the State of New Jer- )110Sr ha et ed at lot - ex-sey.
ienc udtuep cliocmatpea. ct
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Governor, at or be-.
fore the next session of Congress of the United States, to Governor to
transmit a duly certified copy of this Act to the President of foinidt recosueonft aoit
the United States, with the request that it be communicated United States
to Congress for its action thereon. tcoa tbeed ctoom muni-
Congress.
Approved March 20, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 6.
OP SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
AN ACT appointing Three Commissioners on the part of the State of Del-aware,
to confer with Three Commissioners to be appointed on the part
of the State of New Jersey-, in accordance with the provisions of the
Compact between the States of New Jersey and Delaware respecting the
Delaware River and Day, defining their duties and powers and appro-priating
money to pay the necessary expenses thereof.
Whereas The Senate and House of Representatives of the Preamble.
State of Delaware in General Assembly met have passed an
act entitled "An Act to Ratify and Confirm a Compact or
Agreement between the States of New Jersey and Delaware
respecting the Delaware River and Bay, and to authorize the
execution thereof," which act bath received the approval of
the Governor of the State of Delaware; and the Legislature
of the State of New Jersey bath passed an act of the same title
and of the same purport, which act hath received the approval
of the Governor of the State of New Jersey;
And Whereas The said Compact or Agreement between said two states bath been duly signed and executed in dupli- Preamble.
cate originals by Edward C. Stokes, Robert H. McCarter,
IS LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Preamble.
OF SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
Franklin Murphey and Chauncey G. Parker, Commissioners
on the part of the State of New jersey , and by Preston Lea,
Robert H. Richards, Herbert H. Ward and George H. Bates,
Commissioners on the part of the State of Delaware, one of
which duplicate originals bath been retained by said Com-missioners
of Delaware to be delivered to the Governor of
that State and the other of which duplicate originals hath been
retained by the Commissioners of New Jersey to be delivered
to the Governor of that State:
And Whereas It is provided and agreed by said compact or
agreement between said States, among other things, as
follows:
"Article IV. Immediately upon the execution hereof the
Legislature of the State of New jersey shall appoint three
Commissioners to confer with three Commissioners to be
immediately appointed by the General Assembly of the State
of Delaware for the purpose of drafting- uniform laws to reg-ulate
the catching and taking of fish in the Delaware River
and Bay between said two States, which said Commissioners
for each State respectively shall, within two years from the
date of their appointment, report to the Legislature of each
of said States the proposed laws so framed and recommended
by said joint commission. Upon the adoption and passage
of said laws so recommended by the respective Legislatures of
said two States said laws shall constitute the sole laws for the
regulation of the taking and catching of fish in the said river
and bay between said States. Said laws shall remain in force
until altered, amended or repealed by concurrent legislation
of the said two States. Said Commissioners shall also ascer-tain
the dividing line between said river and bay, and upon
each of the shores of said two States, where said dividing line
extended shall intersect the same, shall, at the joint expense
of said States, erect a suitable monument to mark the said
dividing line. Said dividing line between said monuments
shall be the division line between the said river and bay for
the interpretation of and for all purposes of this compact, and
of the concurrent legislation provided for therein.
The faith of said contracting States is hereby pledged to the
enactment of said laws so recommended by said commission-
JAWS OF DELAWARE. '9
OF SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
ers, or to such concurrent legislation as may seem judicious
and proper in the premises to the respective Legislatures
thereof.
Each State shall have and exercise exclusive jurisdiction
within said river to arrest, try and punish its own inhabitants
for violation of the concurrent legislation relating to fishery
herein provided for."
"Article V. All laws of said States relating to the regula-tion
of fisheries in the Delaware River not inconsistent with
the right of common fishery hereinabove mentioned, shall
continue in force in said respective States until the enactment
of said concurrent legislation as herein provided."
Now Therefore, In pursuance of the terms of said Compact,
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Reibresentalives
of the Stale of Delaware in General Assembly met :
Section 1. That Alexander B. Cooper, William S. Hillis Commissioners
and Walter H. Hayes be and they are hereby appointed Corn- alam,;:,`1.
missioners on the part of the State of Delaware, to confer with
like Commissioners appointed or to be appointed by the Leg-islature
of the State of New Jersey, to do and perform all the
duties, acts, matters and things required and stipulated in
the said Compact or Agreement hereinabove mentioned, to
be by them clone and performed. That in and upon said Duties and
Commissioners are hereby vested and conferred all powers powers of
Commissioners and authorities necessary and convenient for the full and com-plete
performance of all the duties, acts, matters and things
by this Act imposed upon them. Said Delaware Commis-sioners
shall fill any vacancies occuring in the membership of Vacancies,
said Delaware Commission by the selection of some other how filled.
suitable citizen or citizens of the State of Delaware.
Section 2. Said Commissioners shall, on or before the Organization of
first clay of June, A. D. 1905, organize by the election from Commissioners
their number of a president and a secretary. The president President, his
'so elected shall be the presiding officer at all separate meet- duties.
ings of said Commissioners, and the general executive head
of said commission. The Secretary so elected shall conduct Secretary, his
the correspondence of said commission under its direction duties.
and keep a record of all the meetings, acts and proceedings
Appropriation
of $1500 for
expenses.
Nfoney, how
drawn.
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OF SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
of said Delaware Commissioners and of all meetings, acts and.
proceedings of the joint commissioners in the performance of
the duties, acts, matters and things stipulated for in the said.
compact.
Commissioners Said Delaware Commissioners shall have power to cause- Taut's= the production of books, papers and other things, and to
tion of books,
en force produc- summon before themselves, or before the said joint Commis-etc.
sion, witnesses, expert and otherwise, the testimony of which,
in the opinion of said Commissioners, shall be material to
enable them to justly and fully perform the duties on them.
hereby imposed. All witnesses may be summoned upon war-rants
therefor signed by the President of said Delaware'
Witnesses, Commission, and shall be paid, for attendance and mileage,
how paid the fees usually paid in the State of Delaware for the
attendance of witnesses at the trial of civil causes in the
Attendance of Superior Court of said State. The attendance of witnesses.
witnesses ma y
be enforced by before said Delaware Commission or before said joint corn--
attachment. mission may be compelled by attachments issued by said
Delaware Commission to the Sheriff of any County in the
State of Delaware; said attachments shall be signed by the
President of said Delaware Commission and countersigned'
by the Secretary thereof, and shall be executed and returned'
by the Sheriff to whom the same shall be directed. Each of
said Commissioners shall have power and authority to adtnin-oaadtmhsin.
ister ister oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before them.
or before said joint commission.
Section 3. The sum of fifteen hundred dollars is hereby.
appropriated out of the monies in the Treasury of this State,.
not otherwise appropriated, to pay the necessary expenses-attendant
upon the execution of the duties of said Commis-sioners.
Said monies shall be drawn from the said Treasury,
from time to time as occasion shall demand, upon the warrant
of the Governor of this State drawn upon the State Treasurer,
upon the certificate in writing to said Governor signed by the
President and countersigned by the Secretary of said Del-aware
Commission, giving the details of such expenditures;
made or to be made as aforesaaid.
Approved, March 23, A. D. 1905.
LAWS Or DELAWARE. 21
OP SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
CHAPTER 7.
OF SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS.
AN ACT giving the consent of the Legislature of the State of Delaware
to the purchase by the United States for Military purposes of land ad-joining
the Military Reservation of Fort du Pont, Delaware.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of Rresentatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met :
Section I. That the consent of the Legislature of Dela- consent of
mare be and the same is hereby given, pursuant to the seven- mtseetgf pi tat tri-d
teenth clause of the eighth section of the first article of the Lb.i..ntinteSnt
Constitution of the United States, to the purchase by the
United States of three tracts of land aggregating, approx-imately,
two hundred and seven acres, situate in Red Lion
'Hundred, New Castle County, for the enlargement of the
military reservation of Fort DuPont, Delaware, said tracts
comprising about one hundred and eleven and five-tenths
:acres, acquired by deed from Harry C. Clark and wife, dated
the twenty-fourth day of July, one thousand eight hundred
:and ninety-nine, and recorded in Deed Record B, Volume
.eighteen, page two hundred and thirty, etc., in the Recorder's
(Office at Wilmington. Delaware: and two parcels aggregat-ing
about ninety-five and fifty-two hundredths acres, to be
purchased from Thomas C. Reeves, et. al., heirs of Clement
Reeves, deceased : Provided, That the sovereignty and juris- Sovereignty
diction of this State §hall extend over said lands so far as that oarlsil;rtetice`:.
tall civil process and such criminal process as may issue under tend over laixtds
-the authority of this State against any person or persons
.charged with crimes or other offenses committed without
-such lands may be executed thereon in the same way and
:manner as if this consent had not been given.
Approved, Mara 16, A. D. 1905.
_k
LAWS OF DELAWARE..
OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
CHAPTER 8.
OF- THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OP LAWS.
AN ACT to Revive and Extend the time of Recording Private Acts.
Whereas, By Section three of Chapter 4 of the Revised
Statutes of the State of Delaware, it is provided that private
Statutes, namely, such as are not of a public nature or pub-lished
as such shall be recorded in the Recorder's office in one
of the Counties of this State within twelve months after their.
passage or they will be void;
Preamble. And Whereas, A number of the private and unpublished
Acts heretofore passed have been allowed to become void
through various causes;
Therefore for the purpose of relieving the parties interested
of the embarrassments and disappointments arising from such
neglect in the premises,
Be 1/ enacted by Me Senate and House of Representatives
of the Stale of Delaware in General Assembly met (lwo-thirds
of each House concurring therein.)
Certain void Section i. That all unpublished Acts heretofore passed
acts re-enacted. that have become void on account of not having been duly
recorded in compliance with the provisions aforesaid and that
have not, by special Acts, been repealed or_ become void by
lapse of the time for which they were limited, be and the same
are hereby revived, renewed and re-enacted, and, together
with the provisions therein contained, are respectively declar-
Acts done under ed to be in full force for the period mentioned in the original
void acts made Acts, and all Acts and transactions done and performed under
the provisions of said Acts respectively shall have the same
force and effect and be as valid to all intents and purposes as
if the said Acts had been severally recorded according to Law.
Provided, however, that this enactment shall not take effect
in the case of any Act that has become void as aforesaid until
When certified
copy of void a certified copy thereof procured of the Secretary of State.
act to be
recorded. shall be duly recorded in the Recorder's office of one of the-
Counties of this State; and Provided further that no suchl
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Preamble.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 23
OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
copy of a voided Act shall be received for record after the
expiration of one year from the passage of this Act.
Section 2. This Act shall be taken and deemed to be a
public Act and be published as such. -
Approved, March 16, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 9.
O1 : THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
AN ACT to amend Chapter 4 of the Revised Code, Laws of Delaware, in
Relation to the Publication of Laws.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Refiresentatives
of The Slate of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That Section 1 of Chapter 4, Revised Code, s Cd.i0 11 r, r_i.. .,ap.
Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended b ! oruLie: aRneiCinscied y Coded
inserting between the words "thousand" and "copies" in the innuctirgesrilo'l vol.
fourth line the words "and three hundred": and that Section umes of Session
Laws published
2 of the said Chapter be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out the word "three" in the tenth line and inserting numbeasr.u oT vol-umes
of Laws in lieu thereof the word "five." held for
binding.
Section 2. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with
this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved, March 30, A. D. 1905.
Not to prevent
enrollment
of bills.
24 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OP THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
CHAPTER io.
Or THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
AN ACT authorizing the Enrolling Committees of the Senate and House
of Representatives to have bills which -have passed both Houses of the
General Assembly printed instead of Enrolled, and providing that the
printed copy shall take the place of and be known as the Enrolled Bill.
Preamble. Whereas, During the last days of the Session the volume of
business makes it impossible for the Enrolling Clerks of the
respective houses to personally engross the bills and resolu-tions
coming into their hands, and they are compelled to
depend very largely on outside assistance resulting often in
hasty and defective work, therefore,
Be enacted by Ike Senate and House of Refircsenlatives
of the Slate of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Printed copy Section I. That during the last seven days of the Session of bill, when to ,
be enrolled bill. or the Legislature, the Senate or House respectively, may
order any bill printed which has had a second reading before
either House, and such printed copy shall take the place of
what is now known as and shall be called the enrolled bill and
it shall be dealt with in the same manner as enrolled bills are
dealt with at present, and shall be sent in printed form, after
passing, to the other House, and in that form shall be dealt
with by that House, and its officers in the same manner in
which enrolled bills are BOW dealt with.
Section 2. That nothing in this Act contained shall be
construed to prevent the respective Houses to have enrolled
as heretofore any or all bills either during the last seven days
of the Session or at any other time.
Printing corn- Section 3. The Printing Committees of the Senate and
!nittee author- House of Representatives shall take such steps as may be ued to arrange
printing ofActs. necessary to carry this Act into effect and to provide for the
speedy and correct execution of the printing herein contem-plated.
Approved, March 9, A. D. 1905.
_LAWS OF DELAWARE. 25
TITLE SECOND.
Of the Public Revcnue ; and the Assessment, Collection and
Appropriation of Taxes.
CHAPTER
OF PUBLIC REVENUE,
AN ACT making Appropriations for the Expenses of the State Govern-ment,
other than Legislative Expenses, for the fiscal year ending on
Monday immediately preceding the second Tuesday of January, in the
year of our Lord one Thousand nine hundred and six.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Refiresentatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (three-fourths
of all the members 0/cam' to each House thereof con-curring
therein.)
Secton t. That the several amounts named in this Act,
or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropri-ated
and authorized to be paid out of the Treasury of this
:State to the respective public officers and for the several
purposes specified for the current fiscal year ending on Mon- Afgrec.aprriia9otiso.n
da,, immediately preceding the second Tuesday of January in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six;
provided, however, that all parts or portions of the several
sums appropriated by this Act, which on said Monday imme-diately
preceding said second Tuesday of January, AD. 1906,
shall not have been paid out of the Treasury, shall be convert-ed
back into the General Fund of the Treasury,
The said several sums hereby appropriated are as follows,
'viz:
For the Governor for salary, Two Thousand dollars. Governor.
26 LAWS OF DELAWARE..
Secretary of
State.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
For the contingent expenses of the Governor's office, One
Thousand dollars.
For the Secretary of State for salary, One Thousand;
dollars.
For the Secretary of State to pay the contingent expenses;
of his office, Twelve Hundred dollars.
For the Secretary of State for indexing and preparing for
publication, the Laws of the session of the Legislature held
in the year A. D. 1905, Five Hundred and Fifty dollars.
For the Secretary of State as compensation for performing
the duties imposed on him by the provisions of an Act entitled
"An Act to .raise revenue for the State by taxing certain cor-porations"
enacted by the General Assembly A. D. 1899, the
sum of Five Hundred dollars.
For Secretary of State for paying cost of official bond, One
Hundred dollars.
Stenographer
and Typewtiter Stenographer and Typewriter for the Governor and
onrpsoetc.errettiTy Secretary of State for salary, Seven Hundred dollars.
of State.
StateLibrarian. For State Librarian for salary, Eight Hundred dollars.
State Library. For current expenses of State Library, One Hundred
dollars.
For the purchase of law books for State Library, Five
Ii undred dollars.
For the Janitor of the State House for salary, Five Hun-ched
dollars.
Chancellor. For the Chancellor for salary, Four Thousand and Five
Hundred dollars.
For the Chancellor for reporting, Two Hundred dollars.
For the Chancellor to pay contingent expenses of the
Court of Chancery, Two Hundred dollars.
For the Chancellor ill payment of one hundred copies of
his report, Eight Hundred dollars.
Chief Justice. For the Chief Justice for salary, Four Thousand and Five:
Hundred dollars.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
For the four Associate Judges for salaries, Sixteen Thou- Associate
sand dollars. Judges.
For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County, for Associate
Judge of Kent:
county.
For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County for one
hundred copies of "Pennewill's Delaware Reports," Volume
4, One Thousand dollars.
For the Court Stenographer for salary, Two Thousand
dollars.
For transcript for Supreme Court and Assistant Stenog-rapher,
Three Hundred and Fifty dollars.
For the State Treasurer and Trustee of School Fund for State Treasurer
salary, One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty dollars.
For the State Treasurer for postage, stationery, clerical
assistance and the like, to carry out the provisions of Section
22, Chapter 67, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware, Five Hundred
dollars.
For the Auditor of Accounts for Salary, One Thousand and
Two Hundred dollars.
For the Attorney-General for salary, Twenty-five Hundred
dollars.
For the Deputy Attorney General for salary, One Thou-sand
dollars.
reporting, Two Hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses for the Attorney General for pay- Contingent
fund oi Attor-i
lig expenses in criminal prosecution, Twelve Hundred ney General.
dollars.
For the Insurance
dred dollars.
For the Insurance
Clerk, Six Hundred (
For the Insurance
penses of his office,
Hundred dollars.
Commissioner for salary, Fifteen Hun-
Commissioner to pay the salary of his
lollars.
Commissioner to pay the necessary ex-such
as postage, stationery, etc., Five
Insurance
Commissioner._
Pennewill's
Reports.
Court Stenog-rapher.
Auditor of
Accounts.
Attorney
General.
Deputy Attor-ney
General.
28 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Teachers' In-stitUte,
white.
National
'Guard.
Industrial
School for
Girls.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
StateFor the two State Detectives for salaries, Two Thousand
Detectives, and Four Hundred dollars.
For actual .expenses in serving requisition papers, Three
Hundred dollars.
Fish For the Fish Commissioner for salary and all necessary
Commissioner, expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties, Five
Hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of Fish Commissioner to pay
postage and stationery, traveling expenses, etc., One Hun-dred
and Twenty-five dollars.
Oyster Revenue For the Oyster Revenue Collector for salary, Seven Hun-
Collector. dred dollars.
Officers and For the payment of officers and crew of watch-boat for the
tvoeawt.. of Watch protection of oysters, Twenty-three Hundred and Forty
dollars.
County School For the three County Superintendents of Schools, Three Superintend- , ents. fhousand and Six Hundred dollars.
For the expenses of holding the white Teachers' Institute
in the several counties of this State, Four Hundred and Fifty
dollars.
Teachers' Instl- For the expenses of holding colored Teachers' Institute,
flute, colored. One Hundred and Fifty dollars.
For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of
the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the maintenance,
discipline and regulation of the National Guard of Delaware,"
passed at Dover, May 7th, 1897, as amended, Five Thousand
dollars.
Water for State For the town of Dover, to pay for water furnished for the
Bouse. use of the State House, One Hundred dollars.
Farmers' For the Farmers' Institute for the purpose of defraying
!Institute. incidental expenses of holding the same, Six Hundred dollars.
'State Board of For the State Board of Agriculture, Three Thousand
Agriculture. dollars.
For the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, Three Thou-sand
Dollars.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 29
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
For St. Michael's Day Nursery and Hospital for Babes, st. Michael's
Five Hundred dollars. Nursery.
For the Peninsula Horticultural Society, Five Hundred Horticultural
Soocciieettyy..
For the State Board of Health, Two Thousand and Five Board of
Hundred dollars. Health.
For the Trustees of Delaware College for the use of Delaware
said College, being its share of appropriation made by the Coll'
general Government for the year 1905, Twenty Thousand
dollars.
For the Trustees of the State College for Colored Students, College for
for the use of said College, being its share of appropriation .4i''ulyeel.
made by the general Government for the year 1905, Five
Thousand dollars.
For the burial of indigent soldiers, sailors or marines, Indigent
Soldiers. Seven Hundred and Fifty dollars.
For the Historical Society of Delaware for the use thereof, Historical
Three Hundred dollars. Society.
For the purpose of re-inbursing the owners of diseased owners of 'his-cattle
killed under the provisions of Section 2 of the Act nectA.cattle
entitled "An Act to prevent the spread of contagious or infec-tious
pleuro-pneumonia among the cattle of this State," and
for all other expenses under said Act, Two Hundred dollars.
For the purpose of defraying the expenses involved in Infectious
carrying out. the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act for
the eradication of infectious and contagious diseases among
lower animals," and of the amendments thereof, One Thou-sand
dollars.
For insurance against fire on property belonging to the Insurance.
State, One Thousand Seven Hundred dollars.
For the maintenance and instruction of the indigent deaf Deaf, dumb,
and dumb and indigent blind and indigent idiotic children, in ca. nd
institutions outside the State, Eight Thousand dollars.
For the purchase of books, maps and other appliances for Books, etc. for
the use of the blind, One Hundred dollars. blind.
-
Traveling
Library
Commission.
'Lieutenant
'Governor.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
President of For the President of the Board of Trustees of the State
State Hospital Hospital at Farnhurst for visiting the institutions outside of : Farnhurst,
Report of the State in which are being instructed at the expense of the
State, indigent deaf and dumb, indigent blind and indigent
idiotic children, and for making report to the Governor con-cerning
the same, One Hundred dollars.
For the benefit of the Free Public Schools and in addition
to the income arising from the investments of the Public
School Fund, to be used exclusively for the payment of teach-ers'
salaries and for furnishing free text books, One Hundred
and Thirty-two Thousand dollars.
For the purpose of paying interest on the indebtedness of
the State, Thirty-two Thousand dollars.
State Board of For the purposes of paying the expenses of the State Board
Education and
County School of Education and also the expenses of County School Com-
Commissioners missioners under the Act entitled "An Act providing for the
Establishment of a General System of Free Public Schools"
passed at the adjourned session of the Legislature held in the
year 1898, One Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy-five
dollars.
Students at- For the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of "An
tending Graded
Schools. 1\ct providing Graded School facilities for the children of this
State," approved at Dover, March 9, 1899, Four Thousand
and Five Hundred dollars.
For the Chairman of the Committee on Traveling Libraries
of the State Federation of Women's Clubs for Delaware, the
sum of One Hundred Dollars for the purpose of establishing
a traveling library.
For the salary of the Bacteriologist and all expenses of the Bacteriological
Laboratory. Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratory at Delaware
College, Twenty-five Hundred dollars.
Delaware Sod- For the Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to for Children for the purpose of enforcing laws, etc., Nine Hun
to Children. dred dollars.
For the Lieutenant Governor for services as a member of
'Board of Pardons, One Hundred dollars.
:30 LAWS OF DELAWARE
School Fund.
Interest on
State debt.
/LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
For the State Treasurer for paying cost of his official bond,
'Three Hundred dollars.
For the Clerk of the Senate for preparing, indexing and
:superintending the printing of his Journal, Five Hundred and
Yifty dollars.
For the Clerk of the House of Representatives for prepar- Clerk of House
ing, indexing and superintending the printing of his Journal,
.Five Hundred and Fifty dollars.
For printing Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly printing.
and for all other printing done for the benefit and use of the
.State, Five Thousand dollars.
The State Treasurer for repairs to State property, Two .R. cpa.rs to State
'Hundred dollars. property.
For rent of telephone for use of State House, Twenty-five Telephone.
-dollars.
For contingent fund for State Treasurer, Two Hundred StateTreasurer,
contingent ,dollars. fund.
For blanks, postage, stationery, etc., for use of State Aud- StateAuditor,
contingent itor's office, Five Hundred dollars. fund.
For contingent fund for Insurance Commissioner, Three Insurance
Hundred dollars. cCoonmtimngisesniot ner,
fund.
For National Guard of State of Delaware for field practice. National Guard
Eight Thousand dollars.
For Propagation of sturgeon, Eight Hundred dollars. Sturgeon.
For G. A. R. Memorial Day expenses, One Thousand Gm.o Ari.a lR D. aMye. -
For Medical Councils of Delaware, Three Hundred dollars. Medical Coun-cil
ot Delaware.
For Stenographer for Chancellor, Six Hundred dollars. Stenographer
for Chancellor
For factory and work shop Inspector under House Bill No. inspector,
206, One Thousand dollars. Factory.
For printing General Incorporation Law, Three Hundred Printing Incor-
-and Fifty dollars. poration Laws.
3
State Treasurer
Official hood.
Clerk of Senate
Public High-ways,
Sussex
county.
Public High-ways,
Sussex
county.
32 LAWS OF DELAWARE..
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
Repairing on For repairing, heating and lighting State House, Five
State House. Hundred dollars.
Public High- For carrying out the provisions of "An Act to provide for
way for New
Castle county. the permanent improvement of the Public Highways in New
Castle County, Delaware," under the Act of 1905, Ten Thou-'
sand dollars.
Public High- For carrying out the provisions of "An Act to provide for
way, Rent
county. the permanent improvement of the Public Highways in Kent
County, Delaware," under the Act of 1905, Ten Thousand
dollars.
For carrying out the provisions of "An Act to provide.
for the permanent improvementt of the Public Roads in Sus-sex
County, Delaware," under the Act of 1905, Ten Thou-sand
dollars.
Delaware-New TO pay expenses of the Commission appointed by Act of
Jsetorsneeyr sC. ommis- this State to confer with a like Commission appointed on the.
part of the State of New Jersey to frame uniform fishing legis-lation
and for other purposes mentioned in said Act, One
Thousand and Five Hundred dollars.
To pay amount due contractors for construction of perma-nent
highway in Sussex County under the Law for a perma-nent
improvement of the Public Highways of the State of
Delaware now held by the State Treasurer, One Hundred and
Eighty-three dollars and Twenty-five cents.
Delaware State For salary for three State Highway Commissioners from
H ighway
Commissioners. January 1st to March 23rd, 1905, under an Act to provide for
the permanent Improvement of the Public Highways in the
State of Delaware," Six Hundred and Ninety-one dollars.
New Castle For salary of New Castle County State Highway Commis County High. .
way Commis. smiler, One Thousand dollars.
SI011er.
Approved, April 6, A. D. 1905.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 33
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 12.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT making Appropriations for the Expenses of the State Govern-ment,
other than Legislative Expenses, for the fiscal year ending on
Monday immediately preceding the second Tuesday of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the several amounts named in the Act,
or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropri-ated
and authorized to be paid out of the Treasury of this.
State to the respective public officers and for the several
purposes specified for the current fiscal year ending on Mon-day
immediately preceding the Second Tuesday of January
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven,
provided, however, that all parts or portions of the several
_sums appropriated by this Act, which on said Monday imme-diately
preceding said second Tuesday of January, A. D. 1907,
shall not have been paid out of the Treasury, shall be con-verted
back into the General Fund of the Treasury. The
said several sumshereby appropriated are as follows, viz
For the Governor for salary, Two Thousand dollars. Governot.
For the contingent expenses of the Governor's office, One
Thousand dollars.
For the Secretary of State for salary, One Thousand Secretary of
dollars. State.
For the Secretary of State to pay the contingent expenses
of his office, Twelve Hundred dollars.
For the Secretary of State as compensation for the per-forming
the duties imposed on him by the provisions of an
Act entitled "An Act to raise revenue for the State by taxing
certain corporations" enacted by the General Assembly A. D.
1899, the sum of Five Hundred dollars.
3
Approprlatiorr
for 1906.
34 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
For Secretary of State for paying cost of official bond, One
Hundred dollars.
Stenographer
and Typewriter POT Stenographer and Typewriter for the Governor and for Governor
and Secretary Secretary of State for salary, Seven Hundred dollars.
of State.
State Librarian. For State Librarian for salary, Eight Hundred dollars.
State Library. For current expenses of State Library, One Hundred
dollars.
For the purchase of law books for State Library, Five Hun-dred
dollars.
Janitor. For the Janitor of the State House for salary, Five Hun-dred
dollars.
For the Chancellor for salary, Four Thousand and five
Hundred dollars.
For the Chancellor for reporting, Two Hundred dollars.
For the Chancellor to pay the contingent expenses of the
Court of Chancery, Two Hundred dollars.
For the Chancellor in payment of one hundred copies of
his report, Eight Hundred dollars.
For the Chief Justice for salary, Four Thousand and Five
Hundred dollars.
For the four Associate Judges for salaries, Sixteen Thou-sand
Dollars.
For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County, for
reporting, Two Hundred dollars.
For the Court Stenographer for salary, Two Thousand
dollars.
For transcript for Supreme Court and Assistant Sten-ographer,
Three Hundred and Fifty dollars.
State Treasurer For the State Treasurer and Trustee of the School Fund
for salary, One Thousand Pour Hundred and Fifty dollars.
For the State Treasurer for postage, stationery, clerical
assistance and the like, to carry out the provisions of Section
Chancellor.
Chief Justice.
Associate
Judges.
Associate
Judge of Kent
county.
Court Stenog-rapher.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 35
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
22, Chapter 67, Volmue 21, Laws of Delaware, Five Hundred
dollars.
For the Auditor of Accounts for salary, One Thousand and Auditor of
Accounts. Two Hundred dollars.
For the Attorney General for salary, Twenty-five Hundred Attorney
Geenneerraall..
For the Deputy Attorney
sand dollars.
For contingent expenses
paying expenses in criminal
dollars.
General for salary, One Thou-for
the Attorney General for
prosecution, Twelve Hundred
For the Insurance 'Commissioner to pay the salary of his
Clerk, Six Hundred dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner to pay the necessary
expenses of his office, such as postage, stationery, etc., Five
Hundred dollars.
For the two State Detectives for salaries, Two Thousand
and Four Hundred dollars.
To actual expenses in serving requisition papers, Three
Hundred dollars.
For the Fish Commissioner for salary and all necessary
expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties, Five
Hundred dollars.
Deputy Attor-ney
General.
Attorney Gen-ilranici.
contingent
Insurance
Commission-er's
clerk.
State
Detectives,
Fish
Commissioner.
For contingent expenses of Fish Commissioner to pay
postage and stationery, traveling expenses, etc., One Hun-dred
and Twenty-five dollars.
For the Oyster Revenue Collector for salary, Seven Hun- Oyster Revenue
dred dollars. Collector.
For the payment of officers and crew of watch boat for Officers and
the protection of oysters, Twenty-three Hundred and Forty cliroT. of Watch
dollars.
For the three County Superintendents of Schools, Threeye SCuounrtiyntSnecdh -o ol Thousand and Six Hundred dollars. ents.
36
Teachers' In-stitute,
white.
Teachers' Insti- For the expense of holding colored Teachers' Institute.
tute, colored. One Hundred and Fifty dollars.
For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of
the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the maintenance.
discipline and regulation of the National Guard of Delaware'
passed at Dover, May 7, 1897, as amended, Five Thousand
dollars.
Water for State For the Town of Dover, to pay for water furnished for the
House. use of the State House, One Hundred dollars.
Farmers' For the Farmers Institute for the purpose of defraying in-institute.
cidental expenses of holding the same, Six Hundred dollars.
State Board of For the State Board of Agriculture, Three Thousand do!-
Agriculture. la rs.
National
Guard.
Industrial
School for
Girls.
St. Michael's
Nursery.
Horticultural
Society.
State
Board of
Health.
Delaware
College.
College for
Colored
Students.
Indigent
Soldiers.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
For the expenses of holding the white Teachers' Institute
in the several counties of this State, Four Hundred and Fifty
dollars.
For the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, Three Thou-sand
dollars.
For St. Michael's Day Nursery and Hospital for Babes,
Five Hundred dollars.
For the Peninsula Horticultural Society, Five -Hundred:
dollars.
For the State Board of Health, Two Thousand and Five.
Hundred dollars.
For the Trustees of Delaware College for the use of said'
College, being its share of appropriation made by the gen-eral
Government for the year 1906, Twenty Thousand dol-lars.
For the Trustees of the State College for Colored Students,.
for the use of said College, being its share of appropriation
made by the General Government for the year 1906, Five.
Thousand_ dollars.
For the burial of indigent soldiers, sailors and marines,
Seven Hundred and Fifty dollars.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 37
OP PUBLIC REVENUE.
For the Historical Society of Delaware for the use thereof, Historical
Three Hundred dollars. Society.
For the purpose of re-imbursing the owners of diseased Owners of_ dis-cattle
killed under the provisions of Section 2 of the Act en- Meed.cattle
titled "An Act to prevent the spread of contagious or infec-tious
pleuro-pneumonia among the cattle of this State." and
for all other expenses under said Act, Two Hundred dollars.
For the purpose of defraying the expenses involved in car- infectious
rying out the provisions of the act entitled An Act for the liotarseanaittillioatf.
eradication of infectious and contagious diseases among the
lower animals," and of the amendments thereof, One Thou-sand
dollars.
For insurance against fire on property belonging to the Insurance.
State, One Hundred dollars.
For the maintenance and instruction of the indigent deaf trk dumb,
.and dumb and indigent blind and indigent idiotic children, idi`o'tifi
in institutions outside the State, Eight Thousand dollars.
For the purchase of books, maps and other appliances for Books, etc. for
the use of the blind, One Hundred dollars. blind.
For the President of the Board of Trustees of the State President of
Hospital at Farnhurst for visiting the institutions outside the ,s,Pil,earili°,sutal
State in which are being instructed at the expense of the ofourtaitiug
State, indigent deaf and dumb, indigent blind and indigent institutions'
idiotic children, and for making report to the Governor con-cerning
the same, One Hundred dollars.
For the benefit of the Free Public Schools and in addition school Fund.
to the income arising from the investments of the Public
School Fund, to be used exclusively for the payment of
teachers' salaries and for furnishing free text books, One
Hundred and Thirty-two Thousand dollars.
For the purpose of paying interest on the indebtedness of
the State, Thirty-two Thousand dollars. Intterest on. S att e deb t
For the purposes of paying the expenses of the State state Board of
Board of Education and also the expenses of County School goduufTy"'Smcinan"oi Commissioners under the Act entitled "An act providing for commissioners
the establishment of a General System of Free Public
Traveling
Libraries.
Printing.
Legislative
Committee to
settle with
State officers.
Telephone.
38 LAWS OV DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
Schools", passed at the adjourned session of the Legislature
held in the year 1898, One Thousand Five Hundred and
Seventy-five dollars.
Students at- For the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of "An
t cnhdoiongsGraded Act providing graded school facilities for the children of this
State," approved at Dover, March 9, 1899, Four Thousand
and Five Hundred dollars.
For the Chairman of the Committee on Traveling Libra-ries
of the State Federation of Women's Clubs for Delaware,
the sum of One Hundred dollars for the purpose of establish-ing
a traveling library.
Bacteriological For the salary of the Bacteriologist and all expenses of the
Laboratory. Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratory at Delaware
College, Twenty-five Hundred dollars.
Delaware sod. For the Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
oty for Preven-tion
of Cruelty Children for the purpose of enforcing laws, etc., Nine
to Children. Hundred dollars.
Lieutenant For the Lieutenant Governor for services as a member of
Governor. the Board of Pardons, One Hundred dollars.
Repairs to State For the State Treasurer for repairs to State property, Two
House. Hundred dollars.
State Treasurer For the State Treasurer for paying cost of his official bond,
Official Bond. Three Hundred dollars.
Department of For the Department of Elections for the City of Wilming-
Elections for
Wilmington. ton, Four Thousand and Three Hundred dollars.
Registrars, etc. For Registrars and Associate Registrars for compensation
for their services, Thirteen Thousand dollars.
For printing done for the use and benefit of the State, in-cluding
the books and papers to be furnished to the Registra-tion
officers, Ten Thousand dollars.
For the use of the joint committee to settle with the State
officers in January A. D. 1906, One Thousand dollars.
For rent of telephone for use of State House, Twenty-five
dollars.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 39
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
For contingent fund for State Treasurer, Two Hundred cSotantteinTgreenats urer,
dollars. fund.
For blanks, postage, stationery, etc', for use of State Aud- State
Auditor,contingent itor's office, Five Hundred dollars. fund.
For contingent fund for Insurance Commissioner, Three Insurancc e
Commissioner,
Hundred dollars. contingent
fund.
For National Guard of State of Delaware, for field prac- National
Guard. tice, Eight Thousand dollars.
For propagation for sturgeon, Eight Hundred dollars. Sturgeon.
For G. A. R. Memorial Day expenses, One Thousand G. A. R. Me-morial
Day.
dollars.
For Medical Councils of Delaware, Three Hundred dollars. roetaiiccrtil.
For Stenographer for the Chancellor, Six Hundred dollars. RIreCifarna?etrr
For cremation of animals in 1904, under Chapter 451, Vol. cremation of
20, Laws of Delaware, One Thousand One Hundred and animals.
Ninety-seven dollars.
For factory and work shop inspector under House Bill' Factory
Inspector.
No. 206, One Thousand dollars.
For printing General Incorporation Law, Three HundredrpaPonrinotin g Laws
Incor-n
. and Fifty dollars.
For repairing, heating and lighting State House, FiveSata tee Ho e
on teptus. Hundred dollars.
For carrying out the provisions of "An Act to provide for Public High-the
permanent improvement of the Public Highways in New Milfe'rcoNuenlvy.
Castle County, Delaware," under the act of 1905, Ten Thou-sand
dollars.
For carrying out the provisions of "An Act to provide for wPuabl i cHenigh-the
permanent improvement of the Public Highways in Kent county.
County, Delaware," under the act of 1905, Ten Thousand
dollars.
For carrying out the provisions of "An Act to provide for Public High-the
permanent improvement of the Public Roads in Sussex corttyi?nsyS.ussex
40
New Castle
County High-way
Commis-sioner.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
County, Delaware," under the act of 1905, Ten Thousand
dollars.
For salary of New Castle County State Highway Com-missioner,
One Thousand dollars.
Approved, April 18, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 13.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT appropriating certain money out of the State Treasury of this
State to pay certain claims against the State.
Be it enacted by Me Senate and House of Representatives
of Me State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Sundry claims. Section 1. That the several sums of money hereinafter
named are hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of this
State for the purpose of paying the claims hereinafter men-tioned,
and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and
directed to pay the same as follows:
Services of H. H. Ward $3000.00
C. R. Layton 550.00
:I S. Godwin 36.40
C. L. Moore 35.00
W. S. Quigley 870.00
Smyrna Times 54.50
Delawarcan 49.60
J. B. Robinson 95.65
Peninsular News 5.60
J. Frank Allee 7.00
Dover Ice Co 35.55
Union Republican Publishing Co 193.40
William Cul veyhouse 22.90
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
T. K. Jones 178.99
C. H. Gray 11.15
C. G. Gray 2.00
Milton Times 2.20
Delaware Democrat 3.10
Sussex Journal 6.30
Dover Index 38.75
Clarke & McDaniel 353.13
State Sentinel Printing Co 1052.50
Starling & Beck 2.00
Riley Melville 22.00
James \V. \Vise 26.00
Howard Scotten I 1.00
Willie Dewitt 2.00
Theodore Townsend, Milford Chronicle '16.00
Middletown Transcript 7.20
Delaware Pilot 8.10
The Evening Journal 75.60
G. W. Baker 20.87
John D. Brooks 52.40
L. A. Davis 53.27
Mrs. Carrie G. Ritter... 135.00
Typewritists /I
Miss Estella Rash 120.00
Mrs. Edith Ingersoll
[
60.00
Miss Fannie Harrington . 20.00
Walter Pardoe 351.50
Edward Baker 4.00
J. A. Hirons 112.34
James Carroll --:,)-. 00
C. M. Smith Stationery Co 58.00
C. H. Simmons 600.0o
News Publishing Co 101.40
J. S. Rowan, Senate and House 174.81
Robert H. VanDyke 17.90
Lewis Chambers 50.00
Republican Publishing Co 151.75
A. V. Leslie George (Clerk hire) 85.00
E. I. Abbott 175.00
Philip Q. Churchman 1304.21
George H. Bates 2500.00
Diamond State Telephone Co 280.28
41
Inaugurating
Govarnor and
Lieutenant
Governor,
expenses
thereof
appropriated.
CHAPTER 14.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT appropriating Nino Hundred and Fifty Dollars to Defray Ex-penses
of Inaugurating the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reibresentatives
of the Stale of Delaware in General Assembly mel
Section I. That the sum of Nine Hundred and Fifty
dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray
the expenses incurred inaugurating the Governor and Lieu-tenant
Governor. And the State Treasurer is hereby author-ized
to pay the same to John P. Armstrong, Treasurer of the
Joint Legislative Committee on said Inauguration, said
Treasurer to present and file with the State Treasurer proper
vouchers for the expenditure of the same.
Approved, February 7, A. D. 1905.
42 LAWS OF DELAWARE..
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
Dover Gas Light Co 314.72
George G. Byron, House 54.60
J. W. Steele, Exc. 7.50
J. A. Bonsall 26.00
\V. H. Moore 25.00
Howard E. Vernon 16.00
G. W. Marshall 217.T8
Albert L. Massey 2.50
S. C. Evans & Son 61.75
Thomas S. Lewis (House) 309.30
Frances M. Dempsey 3.00
Levy Court 144.00
M. E. Haman 10.00
Edward Houston 50.00
George H. Baynum 50.00
James Lord 50.00
Approved, March 23, A. D. 1905.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 15.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT to appropriate money to pay the expenses of attending the cer-emonies
of the Inauguration of the President.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of Twenty-seven Hundred dollars Inauguration of
be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses fIrtileiddelc'tfes.
of the Governor and his Staff, other State officers, the mem-bers
and officers of the Legislature and the Militia in attend-ing
the ceremonies of the inauguration of the President on
the fourth of March.
Section 2. That said money or so much thereof as is Funds ,
by hSowtnaaidt e necessary so appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer 'treasurer.
to the Committee of the General Assembly on Arrangements
to attend said inaugural ceremonies upon their order.
Approved, February 21, A. D. 1905.
43
44
6625 from Gen-eral
Fund tor
burial of hull-gent
soldiers,
sailors and
marines.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 16.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT to provide for the payment of certain expenses incurred in the
burial of certain indigent soldiers, sailors or marines.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (three-fourths
of all the members elected to each House concurring
therein.)
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of any
moneys in the General Fund, not otherwise appropriated, the
sum of Six Hundred and Twenty-five dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, to the Department Commander
of the Delaware Grand Army of the Republic, for the purpose
of paying the funeral expenses of twenty-five indigent
soldiers sailors and marines. The annual State appropriation
therefore having been exhausted.
Approved, March 2, A. D. 1905.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 45
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 17.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT providing for an appropriation of Five Hundred Dollars to erect
a Monument to Commemorate the First Settlement in Delaware, at
Lewes, Sushex County.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Slate of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section t. That a joint committee consisting of Preston $500 appropria-
Lea, Governor, representing the State and Charles B. Lore, itici (Lt.°, neerenctt
Ebe W. Tunnell and George \V. Marshall, representing the Fionignpiresnrsreie_
Historical Society of Delaware, together with an auxiliary ment in Dela-
L committee consisting of Harry V. Lyons, Louis W. Mustard, ware,at ewes.
Hiram R. Burton, Charles H. Maull, John M. Richardson, Names of the
James Thompson, John P. Virden, Clinton Long, William P. committee.
Orr, Elijah J. Morris, Joseph Martin, Robert C. Chambers,
William R. Messick, David H. Hall and Robert Arnel, be and
is hereby appointed to erect a suitable monument to com-memorate
the first settlement of colonists in this State at Fort
Oplandt at or near the town of Lewes, Sussex County, and
the sum of Five Hundred dollars is hereby appropriated for
that purpose, said sum or so much of the same as shall be
necessary, to be expended under the direction of said com-mittee.
Approved, March 30, A. D. 1905.
46
Preamble.
Preamble.
Preamble.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 18.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT appropriating a certain sum of money to The State Society of
The Daughters of the American Revolution to help defray the cost of
the construction of the D. A. R. Memorial Hall at Washington.
Whereas, The National Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution have commenced the erection and
construction of a magnificent building in the City of Wash-ington,
D. C. for the purpose of commemorating the War
of the American Revolution and perpetuating valuable re-cords
and relics connected therewith; and
Whereas, The design of the said Memorial Hall calls for
thirteen massive monoliths representing the thirteen original
States; and
Whereas, There has been assigned to the Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution of the State of Del-aware
the honor of raising the sum of Two Thousand dollars
to defray the cost of the monolith representing the State of
Delaware;
Now Therefore
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of ROresentatives
of the Slate of Delaware in General Assembly met:
$i coo to he Section 1. That the sum of One Thousand dollars be and paid Daughters
of American the same is hereby appropriated to the said society of the
Revolution to
pay, In part, Daughters of the American Revolution toward defraying the
costs of mono-lith
in Memo- cost of the said monolith in the said Memorial Hall, and the
rial Hall. State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the
said amount to the Treasurer of the said Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution of Delaware out of
any moneys in the Treasury to the credit of the General Fund
not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, April 3, A. D. 1905.
Iggtoel e3tifn ci Section 1. That the trustee of the School Fund be and he authorized to
ZAWS Or DELAWARE. 47
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
.CHAPTER 19.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT transferring certain moneys belonging to the School Fund, pro-viding
that the State shall pay Interest therefor, and authorizing the
said moneys to be used in the Redemption of certain State Bonds.
Whereas, The sum of Twenty-two Thousand and Thirty- Preamble.
five dollars proceeds of the liquidation of the Farmers' Bank
at New Castle, and belonging to the permanent investments
of the School Fund, was paid into the State Treasury on
July 7, 1899, and has remained uninvested and unproductive
since that time.
And Whereas : It is desired that the said sum of Twenty- Preamble.
-two Thousand and Thirty-five dollars, now standing to the
credit of the School Fund should be invested so that the same
may draw interest :
And Whereas: It is deemed advisable, in order to secure a Preamble.
present investment of the last mentioned sum so that an
income of six per centum per anum may be presently derived
therefrom for the benefit of the Free Schools, that the State
of Delaware should borrow the said sum of money and issue
its bonds to the trustee of the School Fund to secure the
same; and apply the said moneys to the payment of a part of
the bonded debt, of the State.
And Whereas: A certain bond of the State of Delaware to Preamble.
the School Fund for the sum of One Hundred and Fifty-six
'Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty dollars will be due and
payable on the first day of July, A. D. 1906.
And Whereas : It is desired to make provision for renewing Preamble.
said bond, and including in the said bond when renewed the
said sum of Twenty-two Thousand and Thirty-five dollars
now remaining uninvested to the credit of the School Fund
.as aforesaid and also to pay interest on the said sum to the
.School Fund, Now therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
.of the Slate of Delaware in General Assembly met:
State bond
authorized to
be issued.
Form of Bond.
48 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
transfer certain is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the sum of
school funds to ro
State Treasurer J.wenty-two Thousand and Thirty-five dollars, now standing
fsorretz,nsse. of to the credit of the School Fund to the State Treasurer who
shall deposit the same to the credit of the State and take the
receipt of the State Treasurer therefor, the sum to be applied
to the purchase of outstanding bonds of the State as is now
State Treasurer or may be provided by law. And the State Treasurer is.
`.:;:iM(117,toeir.`d'st. hereb}, authorized and directed to pay to the Trustee of the
School Fund, interest on the above stated sum at the rate of
six per centum per annum, from the first day of January A. D.
1906, to the first day of July A. D. 1906.
Section 2. That a single bond of this State shall be issued
for the sum of One Hundred and Seventy-eight Thousand
Seven Hundred and Eighty-five dollars ($178,785.) being
made up of the aforesaid sum of One Hundred and Fifty-six
Thousand and Seven Hundred and Fifty dollars ($156,750),
and the further sum of Twenty-two Thousand and Thirty-fl
VC dollars ($22,035.), proceeds of the liquidation of the
Farmers' Bank at New Castle and paid into the State Treas-ury,
but also belonging to the School Fund. The said bond
shall be in the following form,viz:
United States of America
State of Delaware.
These presents certify and make known that the State of
Delaware acknowledges itself to owe unto "The School Fund
of the State of Delaware" the sum of One Hundred and
Seventy-eight Thousand and Seven Hundred and Eighty-live
dollars ($178,785.) which it promises and obliges itself to
pay unto the trustee of the School Fund, on the first day of
July A. D. one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one (1930
together with interest on the same at the rate of six per cen-tum
per annum to be computed from and after the first day of
July A. D. 1906, and to be paid in manner following: The
sum of Ten Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty-seven
dollars and ten cents as and for interest on the first day of
July A. D. 1907, and the like sum of Ten Thousand Seven
Hundred and Twenty-seven dollars and ten cents as and for
interest on the first day of July in each and every year there-after
while the principal debt remains unpaid.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 49
OF PIDILIC REVENUE.
Dated at Dover, the day of A. D. 1906.
Witness the Great Seal of the said State and the hands of
the Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer, the day
and year aforesaid.
Governor.
Sec'y of State.
State Treasurer.
(Great Seal.)
The said bond shall be signed by the Governor, Secretary Bond, by whom
of State and State Treasurer; shall have the Great Seal affixed ne id and to
thereto, and shall be dated on the day of its execution; when delivered'
duly executed it shall be delivered to the trustee of the School
Fund who shall file his receipt therefor with the Secretary of
State, and that officer shall cause such receipt to be duly
recorded in the official register of his office.
Section 3. That the faith of the State be and it is hereby Public faith
expressly pledged for the full payment of the moneys repre- Pledged'
sented by said bond, principal and interest; and the said 1)011d Bonds the
-:nd the moneys thereby secured are hereby expresslySpcro hopoe rtyF uo/rid. declared to be the property of the said School Fund.
Section 4. That the interest on said bond shall be paid Interest on
accordingly to its tenor by the State Treasurer out of any ndoihniro
unappropriated moneys in the Treasury; and that officer is be Paid'
likewise directed to pay to the trustee of the School Fund the
interest on the same.
Approved, April 3, A. D. 1905.
4
50
57 000 appro-priated
to
Hospital at
Fanillurst
for 1905-6.
$57,o00 appro-priated
to
Hospital at
Farnhurst
for 1906-7.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 20.
OF PUBLIC REVD:NT:F..
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
AN ACT appropriating One Hundred and Vourteen Thousand Dollars to
"The State Board of Trustees of the Delaware State Hospital at Fern-hurst".
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
e/ the State a/Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of Fifty-seven Thousand dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropri-ated
and authorized to be paid out of the Treasury of this
State, to "The State Board of Trustees of the Delaware State
Hospital at Farnhurst," for the use and support of "The Del-aware
State Hospital at Farnhurst," during the fiscal year
ending on Monday next immediately preceding the second
Tuesday of January in the year A. D. 1906.
Section 2. That the further and additional sum of Fifty-seven
Thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be nec-essary,
be and the same is hereby appropriated and authorized
to be paid out of the Treasury of this State, to "The State
Board of Trustees of the Delaware State Hospital at Farn-burst,"
for the use and support of "The Delaware State
Hospital at Farnhurst" during the fiscal year ending on
Monday next immediately preceding the second Tuesday of
January in the year, A. D. 1907.
Approved, March 2 , A. D. 1905.
FLAWS OF DELAWARE. 51
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 2 I.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT to Provide for the Redemption of the "Delaware State Hospital
Improvement Bonds", issued in accordance with the Act of the General
Assembly passed May 8, 1895, and making the necessary appropriations
therefor.
Whereas, The General Assembly by an Act passed on May Preamble.
8, 1895, authorized the issue of thirty-five bonds of the State
of Delaware, of the denomination of One Thousand dollars
each, numbered from i to 35 inclusive, and to be known as
"Delaware State Hospital Improvement Bonds." "The prin-cipal
of said bonds to be payable on the first clay of July A. D.
1915, at the Farmers' Bank at Wilmington on presentation
and surrender of the said bonds, but the same or any part
thereof may be redeemed at the option of the State on any
first day of January or first clay of July in or after the year A.
D. 1906, upon thirty clays notice published in one newspaper
in the City of Philadelphia and in one newspaper in the State
of Delaware," as therein provided, therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby state Treasurer
authorized, empowered and directed to redeem the said "Del- raeuAleleonrlizeeedr:aoin
aware State Hospital Improvement Bonds," issued under the Eeolsapl'isarie State
provisions of Chapter 182, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware' Improv ementBonds. and passed on May 8, A.D. 1895, said Bonds being numbered
from I to 35, both inclusive, on the first clay of January A. D.
1906, or on any first clay of January or first clay of July there-after,
in accordance with the provisions of said Act.
Section 2. That for this purpose the sum of Thirty-five $*000 appro.
Thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriatedout rnr:oateeittco, Taw
of any money, at said dates, in the Sinking Fund or the Gen- redemption.
.eral Fund not otherwise appropriated which may be available.
Section 3. That all bonds redeemed under the provisions iCancellation of
of this Act together with all the unmatured coupons attached reIesms°ed.
5 2 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
thereto shall be cancelled in the manner provided by Section
5, of Chapter 182, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware.
Approved, April 3, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 22.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT appropriating certain money out of the State Treasury of this
State, to pay the claim of Clarke and McDaniel for Stationery and Sup-plies.
Be it enacted by The Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Claim of Section t. That the sum of Twelve Hundred and Thirty-
$1239.84 Clarke
& McDaniel for nine dollars and Eighty-four cents ($1239.84) be and the
stattonery and
supplies for Same is hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of this State
General for the purpose of paying the claim of Clarke and McDaniel Assembly. for stationery and supplies, and the State Treasurer is hereby
authorized and directed to pay the same.
Approved, February 28, A. D. 1905,.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 53
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 23.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT appropriating certain money out of the Treasury of this State
to pay the claim of Dr. Henry Marshall for twenty professional visits
and inoculating eight hundred and forty-six head of horses and cattle.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of "Three Hundred and Thirty $3rdi3to4e
dollars and Seventy cents ($330.70" be and the same is .i.g.a rsha:r1l foernrY
hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of this State for the saenrgaexin
purpose of paying the claim of Dr. Henry Marshall for contagion.
services rendered in making twenty professional visits and
inoculating eight hundred and forty-six head of horses and
cattle, and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and
directed to pay the same.
Approved, March 2, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 24.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT appropriating certain money out of the State Treasury to pay
the claim of J. R. Kuhns, V. B. for professional services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
.the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of Seventy-one dollars ($71.00) $71.tobepaid
be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of
the State for the purpose of paying the claim of J. R. Kuhns, gcrictliaotnithrax
V.S. for services rendered in making eleven professional calls
and holding two post-mortems, and the State Treasurer is
hereby authorized and directed to pay the same.
Approved, March 9, A. D. 1905.
54 LAWS OP DELAWARE..
$1219.50 to be
paid Dr. J. R.
Kuhns for ser-vices
in
anthrax
contagion.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 25.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT to appropriate certain money out of the State Treasury. to pay
the claim of Dr. J. R. Kuhns and Dr. H. B. McDowell for inoculating
twenty-seven hundred and ten head of horses and cattle.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
thee State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of Twelve Hundred and Nine--
teen dollars and Fifty cents ($1219.50) be and the same is
hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of the State for the
purpose of paying the claim of Dr. J. R. Kuhns and Dr. H. B.
McDowell for inoculating twenty-seven hundred and ten
head of horses and cattle at forty-five cents per head, and the
State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the-same.
Approved, March 10, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 26.
OP PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT appropriating certain money out of the State Treasury of this
State to pay the claim of john Behen, Jr. & Co., for fuel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
(Jahn for fuel Section 1. That the sum of Two Hundred and Nineteen:
furnished by
John Behen, Jr, dollars ($219.00) is hereby appropriated out of the Treasury..
& Co, of this State for the purpose of paying the claim of John'
Behen, Jr. & Co., for fuel, and the State Treasurer is, hereby/
authorized and directed to pay the same:
Approved, March 16, A. D. 1905,
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 55
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 27.
OP PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT appropriating certain money out of the State Treasury of this
State to pay the claim of George W. Baker for fuel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of Three Hundred and Ninety Appropriation
dollars and Eighty-one cents ($390.81) is hereby appropriated fiyaelcetor. Geo.
out of the Treasury of this State of the purpose of paying the
claim of George W. Baker for fuel, and the State Treasurer is
hereby authorized and directed to pay the same.
Approved, March 16, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 28.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT to appropriate certain money out of the State Treasury to pay
the claim of Andrew S. Eliason, Blies N. Moore and Benjamin A. Groves,
County School Commissioners for Now Castle County, for services ren-dered
the State in the building and repairing of School Houses for Col-ored
Children in New Castle County.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of Four Hundred and Fifty dol- 15o to be paid
lars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the State '''Indrew S; EU'
Treasury for the purpose of paying the claim of Andrew S. Pgl'eERIS
Eliason, Elias N. Moore and Benjamin A. Groves, for ser- Groves or
rendered the State in building and repairing twenty-two evi
octoe sr ebdu si lel! on gi
school houses for colored children in New Castle county dur- houses.
ing the last six years.
Approved, March 2 I , A. D. 1905.
56 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 29.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT authorizing the State Treasurer of the State of Delaware to pay
Stansbury J. Wheatley, late Prothonotary of Sussex County., for certain
Volumes of Laws of Delaware, furnished- the Legislative Sessions of
1001 and 1903.
Preamble. Whereas, Stansbury J. Wheatley, the then prothonotary
of Sussex County, by virtue of resolution adopted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the General Assem-bly
of the State of Delaware, at the sessions thereof held in
the years 1901 and 1903 respectively, supplied the House of
Representatives with 35 copies of 'Volume 19, 4 copies of
Volume 20, and 15 copies of Voulme 21, Laws of Delaware,
and the Senate with 31 copies of Volume 20 and 21 copies of
Volume 21 Laws of Delaware, for which he has received no
compensation, but for which he will have to account to the
State Treasurer; therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
.1214
toWheatley
he paid Section 1. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby 5. J.
for copies of authorized and directed to pay to Stansbury J. \Vheatley, the
Laws furnished
Legislature. sum of Two Hundred and rourteen dollars in payment for
107 copies of the Laws of Delaware supplied the Legislature
at the sessions thereof in the years 1901 and 1903, by virtue
of resolutions of the respective Houses thereof.
Section 2. That this Act shall be deemed and taken to be
a public Act.
Approved, April 3, A. D. 1905.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 57
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 3o.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT authorizing the State Treasurer to deposit to the credit of the
School Commissioners of District No. 149 in Kent County, for the use
of the District, certain moneys to which the said District is entitled
under the apportionment of school dividends.
Whereas, The school officers in District No. 149 in Kent Preamble.
County failed, during the years 1902 and 1903, to comply
with the school law,in neglecting to levy and collect the taxes
and keep their school open the required number of days, and
by reason of said non-compliance with the law, no dividend
was allowed or deposited to the credit of said District for the
said school years;
And Whereas, The people of said District at the stated Preamble.
election in 1904 levied and collected the fifty dollar tax as
required by law, and have opened their school, believing the
State will allow said District the sum equal to the annual
.dividend;
Now Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
thc State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby state Treasurer
authorized, empowered and directed to deposit in the ea it act !lotrlsacebdo tool
Farmers' Bank to the credit of the School Commissioners 2eisrntouray,
now holding office as School Commissioners in District No. $31947.
149 in Kent County, for the use of the District, as by law di-rected.
the sum of Two Hundred and Nineteen dollars and
Seventeen cents ($219.17) out of any money now being in his
hands as State Treasurer.
Section 2. That the said sum of Two Hundred and Nine- Fund appropri-teen
dollars and Seventeen cents, be and the same is hereby Cnie°ral ;fund.
expressly appropriated and set apart out of any moneys now
being in the hands of the State Treasurer, for the purposes
mentioned in Section i of this Act.
Section 3. This Act shall be taken and deemed to be a
public Act.
Approved, March 14, A. D. 1905.
Preamble.
Said fund
appropriated
out of General
Fund.
use of the District the sum of Two Hundred and Nineteen
dollars and Seventy cents ($219.70) out of any moneys now
being in his hands as State Treasurer.
Section 2. That the said sum of Two Hundred and Nine-teen
dollars and Seventy cents be and the same is hereby
expressly appropriated and set apart out of any moneys now
being in the hands of the State Treasurer for the purposes
mentioned in Section 1 of this Act.
Section 3. This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a
public Act.
Approved, March 2, A, D. I 905.
58 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 31.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT authorizing the State Treasurer to pay over to the School Com-missioners
of District Number 98, in Sussex County, for the use of the
District, certain moneys to which said District is entitled under the ap-portionment
of School Dividends.
Preamble. Whereas, By the neglect and refusal of the Clerk of School
District Number 98 in Sussex County to submit the accounts
of said District to the State Auditor no dividend was allowed
or paid said District for the year 1904;
Preamble. And Whereas, The said Clerk of said District Number 98.
in Sussex County, through malice and pique made no
attempt to collect the tax;
And Whereas, The people of said District have levied the
amount of tax required by law to be levied, and are conduct-ing
the school, believing the State will allow said District the
sum equal to the annual dividend;
Wow therefore, be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-resentatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
State Treasurer Section I.. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to
pay School authorized, empowered and directed to pay over to the
District No. 9S,
Sussex County., School Commissioners now holding office as School Com-school
chvidend
lost by failure illiSSi0/1CPS of District Number 98 in Sussex County, for the
of clerk to
make settle-tnent
with
State Auditor.
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OF' PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 32.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT to amend Chapter 281, Volume 19, Laws of Delaware entitled
"An Act to encourage Horticulture," passed at Dover May 14, 1891, by
increasing the annual appropriation to be paid to the Peninsula Horti-cultural
Society.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. That Chapter 281, Volume 19, Laws of Del- Chapter 28!,
aware, entitled "An Act to Encourage Horticulture" passed amended 9
at Dover, May 14, 1891, be and the same is hereby amended I"c""i"g"
by striking out the word "three" in the first line of Section
of said Act, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "five."
Approved, April 6, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 33.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT appropriating Five hundred dollars to defray expenses of heat-ing,
lighting and repairing the State House.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That there is hereby annually appropriated out $.5oo for heat ing,
of any moneys in the General Fund not otherwise appropri- irTphatilg;nd
ated, the sum of Five Hundred dollars, or so much thereof as State House.
may be necessary, to defray the expenses for heating, lighting
and repairing the State House; and that the State Treasurer
be and he is hereby authorized to pay all bills for said
expenses of heat, light and repairs upon order of the State
Librarian.
Approved, March 16, A. D. 1905
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OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 34.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT to provide for the Re-payment to the Levy Court Commission-ers
of New Castle County certain money paid to the State of Delaware
under the Adams Tax Law.
Whereas, Pursuant to the provisions and requirements of
Section ii, of Chapter 25, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware,
being "An Act to Equalize Taxation for State and County
purposes," sundry sums of money aggregating Three Thou-sand
Two Hundred and Seventy-two dollars and Ninety-six
cents ($3272.96) were paid by the Receiver of Taxes of New
Castle County to the State Treasurer for the use of the State
of Delaware and same being one-third of the amount of
taxes levied and collected on investments under the said Act;
and
Whereas, The Couris of the State of Delaware have declar-ed
the said Law to be unconstitutional and therefore null and
void; and
Whereas, The Levy Court Commissioners of New Castle
County have refunded to the respective tax-payers the respec-tive
amounts paid by them under and pursuant to the said
law; therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep escntatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly mct :
Appropriation That the said State Treasurer be and is hereby directed to to re-imburse
Sussex County. pay to the Levy Court Commissioners of New Castle County
the sum of Three Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy-two
dollars and Ninety-six cents ($3272.96) out of any funds in
his hands not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, April 3, A. D. 1905.
Preamble.
Preamble.
Preamble.
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OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
CHAPTER 35.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
"AN ACT to re-imburse the National Guard for certain moneys paid into
the State Treasury."
Whereas, In the mustering out of the First Delaware Vol- Preamble.
unteer Infantry after the war with Spain,there were certain
damages done to the Armory and furniture of the First
Delaware Volunteer Infantry, in the City of Wilmington,
Delaware,
Whereas, The Adjutant General of the State of Delaware Preamble.
made demand upon the Quartermaster General of the United
States Army for re-imbursement for such damage,
Whereas, Walter S. Alexander, First Lieutenant, Fourth Preamble.
United States Artillery, A. A. Q. M., was appointed by Major
E. A. Van Andrus, chief mustering officer for Delaware Vol-unteers,
to make an inspection of the Armory and its
furniture, and submit the result thereof, and an estimate of
damages and deterioration,
Whereas, Walter S. Alexander reported to the said Major Preamble.
E. A. Van Andrus, the amount of such damage was six hun-dred
and twenty-five dollars and eighty-five cents,
Whereas, The Treasurer of the United States under date of Preamble.
September iith 1902,drew his WarWarrant No. 2061 for the
sum of six hundred and twenty-five dollars and eighty-five
cents, which said sum was paid to the Treasurer of the State
of Delaware.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds
oj each House concurring therein.)
Section i. That the State Treasurer pay the said sum of Stale Treasurer
six hundred and twenty-five dollars and eighty-five cents tr°Itinf°Cowv:tr"
upon the warrants of the Governor of the State of Delaware eiaj°,26,f5'85'
to the said State Treasurer, said warrants to be drawn by him General.
to the order of the Adjutant General of the State of Delaware,
S
62 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Adjutant Gen-eral
to apply to be applied by the Adjutant General in payment of the
funds. losses and damages appearing in the report of Walter S.
Alexander, First Lieutenant, Fourth United States Artillery,
A. A. Q. M., amounting to the said sum of six hundred and
twenty-five dollars and eighty-five cents.
Approved, April 3, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 36.
Preamble.
Preamble.
Preamble.
Pt eamble.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT appropriating certain money out of the State Treasury to pay
for the Construction of certain roads under the Provisions of the Good
Roads Act.
Whereas, Acting under the provisions of Chapter 380, Vol-ume
22, Laws of Delaware being "An Act to Provide for the
Permanent Improvement of the Public Highways in the
State of Delaware," contracts were entered into, by and be-tween
the Levy Court of New Castle County and Stewart &
Donohoe for the construction and improvement of a portion
of the roads between Elsmere and Marshallton and between
Middletown and Odessa; and
Whereas, The applications, specifications and contracts for
the improvement to both of the said roads were approved by
all the members of the State Highway Commission and the
Levy Court of New Castle County; and
Whereas, The said Act provides for a payment by the State
of one-half of the cost of the roads constructed or improved
under its provisions, but it being contended that the Act
appropriating money to carry out the provisions of the said
Good Roads Act does not conform or harmonize with that
Act; and
Whereas, the question as to the lack of conformity or har-mony
between the two Acts was not raised until after the said
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contracts and roads had been made and completed in good
faith; and
Whereas, There remains and is due and unpaid to the said Preamble.
contractors on account of the one-half of the contract price of
the Elsmere road a balance of Two Hundred and Fifty-three
dollars and Fifty-one cents ($253.51) and Six Hundred and
Seventy-seven dollars and Fifty-six cents ($677.56), which
represents one-half of the five per cent of the contract price of
the Elsmere road required by the said Good Roads Act to be
retained for one year, and on account of the Middletown and
Odessa road Nine Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty-seven
dollars and Fifty cents ($9,737.50), being one-half of
Ninety-five per cent of the contract price, and Five Hundred
and Twelve dollars and Fifty cents ($512.50), being one-half
of the five per cent of the contract price, required by the said
Good Roads Act to be retained for one year. all of which
making a total of Eleven Thousand One Hundred and
Eighty-one dollars and Seven cents ($11,181.07); and
Whereas, There reverted to the State Treasury an unap- Preamble.
propriated balance of Thirty-six Thousand Five Hundred
and Eighteen dollars and Twenty-five cents ($36,518.25) of
the appropriations made by the last General Assembly to
carry out the provisions of the said Act to provide for the
permanent improvement of the public highways; now there-fore
Be 11 enacted by Me Senate and House of Refireseulalives
of the Slale of Delaware in General Assembly met.
Section t. That the sum of Eleven Thousand One Hun- $11.1St.o7 to be
dred and Eighty-one Dollars and Seven Cents ($11,181.07) Filoi,,Viotte';;1prot,
he and the same is hereby appropriated to pay Stewart ccoernTiltlions. Donahoe, the said contractors, and the State Treasurer be
and he is hereby authorized to pay the amount so appro-priated
to the said contractors on a warrant or warrants
drawn by the Levy Court of New Castle County out of any
moneys in the Treasury to the credit of the General Fund
not otherwise appropriated "when and as soon as the Su-perior
Court of the State of Delaware renders a decision to
the effect that under the law above referred to, New Castle
County would under any conditions, provided in the said Act
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OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
be entitled to more than one-third of the total appropriation
made by the General Assembly to carry out the provisions.
of the said Act."
State Treasurer Section 2. The State Treasurer is hereby authorizect
authorized t
take necessaro y and directed to take such steps as may be necessary either
rirPisiitaV/ alone or co-operating with Hamilton Stewart and Michael
State. Donahoe, trading as Stewart & Donahoe, the contractors
above referred to, to obtain from the Superior Court of the
State of Delaware an interpretation of the law above referred
to, and a decision as to the right of any one County to claim
more than one-third of the total appropriations made by the
last General Assembly to carry out the provisions of the said
"Act to Provide for the Permanent Improvement of the Pub-lic
Highways in the State of Delaware."
Approved, April 3, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 37.
OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
AN ACT in relation to all money appropriated by the State for Contm-gent
Funds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Refiresentatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
State Treasurer Secton I. That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized
annoyt tcoo nptaiyn goeunt t and directed to keep and retain in the State Treasury any and
fuupnodn t. Tegn 5. all monies appropriated by the State, to or for the contingent
fund of any State Officer or State Board, until a warrant or
warrants and voucher or vouchers shall be presented to him
as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. That when any money shall be due any person,
firm, or corporation, for the furnishing of goods, wares or
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OP PUBLIC REVENUE.
merchandise, or the doing of any work or labor, upon the
contract or order of any State Officer or State Board (and
which ought to be paid for out of his or its annual contingent
fund) it shall be the duty of the State Treasurer, upon the
presentment to him of an itemized bill for the same, approved Warrant with
in writing by the State Auditor and the State Officer or ai twriozgdbily1
,
Board which contracted for the same, together with a war- oi.lee Auditor,
drawn on the State Treasurer signed by said officer or Sblieefftao re paymentrant
Board,to examine every such bill, and,if he is satisfied with Treasurer.
the correctness thereof, to pay the same out of the annual
contingent fund, then in the Treasury, appropriated to and
for the State Officer or Board, which contracted for the said
articles furnished or work done. Upon the payment of any
money, as provided in this Act, by the State Treasurer, he File andp
bill,
re-setcr.
vUe pon shall file and preserve in his office every such bill and warrant e
presented to him as aforesaid. payment.
Section 3. That the State Treasurer shall not pay any
such bill and warrant as is mentioned in this Act, when there
is no money or monies sufficient, appropriated to the contin-gent
fund out of which the same ought to be paid.
Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately; and all
laws, acts, or parts of laws or acts inconsistent with the pro-visions
thereof are hereby repealed.
Approved, March 23, A. D. 1905.
5
State Treasurer
not to pay such
bill when con-tingent
fund
exhausted.
Act to take
effect immedi-ately.
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OF THE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 38.
OE THE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT in relation to the Levy Court of New Castle County.
Whereas, The General Assembly has_passed an act entitl-ed
: "An Act Appropriating- Certain Money out of the State
Treasury to pay for the Construction of a.certain road under
the Provisions of the Good Roads Act," and the appropria-tion
in said Act being conditioned upon the Superior Court
of the State of Delaware deciding in favor of New Castle
County a certain provision in the act entitled: "An Act to
Provide for the Permanent Jinprovement of the Public High-ways
in the State of Delaware:" now therefore
Be ii enaded by Ihe Senale and House of Re.firesentatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Levy court to Section I. That if the said Superior Court decides the
rsateyw cnlattim & of provision of the said Good Roads act against New Castle
Donoboe,when. County, the Levy Court of New Castle County be
and is hereby authorized and empowered to pay to
the said Stewart and Donahoe the amount remaining due to
them by and under the terms of the contracts existing be-tween
them and the said Levy Court and approved by the
State Highway Commission.
Approved, April 6, A. D. 1905.
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OP THE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 39.
OF THE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT to amend "An Act Relating to the Salaries of Levy Court Com-missioners
for New Castle County".
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reibresentatives
of the Slate of Delaware in General Assembly met
Section i. That Section i of Chapter 276, Volume 22, Section t.
Volume 22,
22;:5, Laws of Delaware, being An Act Relating to the Salaries
of Levy Court Commissioners for New Castle County", be raiTeldsealatr°y
and the same is hereby amended by striking out the word rgia,tViey.
-quarterly" in the third line and inserting in lieu thereof the
word "monthly", and by striking out the word "Three" in
the same line and inserting in lieu the word "One."
Section 2. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with
this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved March 2, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 40.
OF THE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT authorizing the Levy Court of New Castle County to pay to the
"Homeopathic Hospital Association" of the City of Wilmington, a Cor-poration
of the State of Delaware, a sum not to exceed Five Hundred
Dollars in any- one year for the care and support, nursing, medical and
surgical treatment of certain persons who would otherwise become a
charge on said County.
Whereas, The Homeopathic Hospital Association, a Cor- Preamble.
poration of the State of Delaware, has established and main-tained
for the past fourteen years a Hospital in the City of
Wilmington and State of Delaware, wherein sick, infirm,
injured or diseased persons are supported and nursed and
receive medical and surgical treatment, and has also estab-lished
and maintained a free dispensary;
And Whereas, A great number of the sick and injured Preamble
patients so cared for by said Corporation come from the
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OF THE LEVY COURT.
County of -New Castle and would necessarily be a charge on
the public authorities so cared for;
Preamble
Preamble.
Preamble.
Preamble.
Pteamble.
Preamble.
Pteamble,
Homeopathic
Hospital Asso-ciation
to be
paid for care
of certain per-sons
by Levy
Court of New
Castle county.
And Whereas, Free service is given to those unable to
pay for the same;
And Whereas, The County of New Castle is prohibited
by the express terms of the Constitution from making ap-propriation
to private Corporations;
And Whereas, The demand on the Hospital for free service
from patients received from New Castle County, who would
otherwise have to be cared for by the public authorities have
so increased its work that the expenses greatly exceed its
income;
And Whereas, The work accomplished by the Corpora-tion
has been carried on principally by charitable bequests
and legacies and by voluntary contributions from private
persons;
And Whereas, Unless relief is given the Hospital will be
compelled to curtail its work and refuse free service in excess
of its income;
And Whereas, The Levy Court of New Castle County
recognizing the value of the Hospital, formerly appropriated
Five Hundred dollars annually for its support;
And Whereas, The General Assembly recognizing the im-portance
of the work performed, and desirous of giving prop-er
encouragement to said efforts to do good, and believing
that the public authorities should in justice pay for the work
performed in behalf of the tax payers, and for the cost of
which they are relieved and so benefitted;
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Levy Court of New Castle County
be and it is hereby authorized and empowered to pay to the
Homeopathic Hospital Association of the City of Wilming-ton,
the sum of One dollar and twenty-five cents per day, for
the care and support, nursing, medical and surgical treat-ment
of each of such persons sent to and received in said
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OF THE LEVY COURT.
Hospital from the County of New Castle, who would in their
judgment, if not so received and cared for, be a charge on
said County of New Castle, provided, however, that in no Limit of sum
event shall a greater sum than Five Hundred dollars be paid spoertoanbentpmat.c1
in any one year to the said The Homeopathic Hospital As-sociation.
Approved, March 16, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 41.
OF THE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT authorizing the Levy Court of New Castle County to pay to the
Delaware Hospital in the City of Wilmington a sum not to exceed Five
Hundred Dollars, in any one year, for the care and support, nursing,
medical and surgical treatment of certain persons who would otherwise
become a charge on said County.
Whereas, The Delaware Hospital, a Corporation of the Preamble.
State of Delaware, has established and maintained for the
past fourteen years a Hospital in the City of Wilmington and
State of Delaware, wherein sick, infirm, injured or diseased
persons are supported and nursed and receive medical and
surgical treatment, and has also established and maintained
a free dispensary;
And Whereas, A great number of the sick and injured Preamble.
patients so cared for by said Corporation come from the
County of New Castle and would necessarily be a charge on
the public authorities unless so cared for;
And Whereas, Free service is given to those unable to pay Preamble.
for the same;
And Whereas, The County of New Castle is prohibited by Preamble.
the express terms of the Constitution from making appro-priation
to private Corporations;
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OV THE LEVY COURT.
And Whereas, The demand on the Hospital for free service
from patients received from New Castle County, who would
otherwise have to be cared for by the public authorities, have
so increased its work: that the expenses greatly exceed its
income;
And Whereas, The work accomplished by the Corporation
has been carried on principally by charitable bequests and
legacies and by voluntary contributions from private per-sons;
Preamble. And Whereas, Unless relief is given the Hospital will be
compelled to curtail its work and refuse free service in ex-cess
of its income;
And Whereas, The Levy Court of New Castle -County
recognizing the value of the Hospital, formerly appropriated
Five Hundred dollars annually for its support;
Preamble. And 'Whereas, The General Assembly recognizino. the im-portance
of the work performed, and desirous of giving
proper encouragement to said efforts to do good, and be-lieving
that the public authorities should in justice pay for the
work performed in behalf of the tax payers, and for the cost
of which they are relieved and so benefited;
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives- of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
nelawarc Section t. That the Levy Court of New Castle County
rrtaclatroe bo7 pal be and it is hereby authorized and empowered to pay to the
certain persons
by Levy Court Delaware Hospital a Corporation of the State of Delaware,
of New Castle
County. located in the City of Wilmington, the sum of One dollar
and twenty-five cents -per day, for the care and support, nurs-ing,
medical and surgical treatment of each of such persons
sent to and received in said Hospital from the County of
New Castle, who would in their judgment, if not so received
and cared for, be a charge on said County of New Castle,
Limit of sum provided, however, that in no event shall a greater sum than
to be paid per
annum. Five Hundred dollars be paid in any one year to the said
The Delaware Hospital.
Approved, March 16, A. D. 1905.
Preamble.
Preamble.
Preamble.
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OF THE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 42.
Or THE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT to authorize the Levy Court of New Castle County to pay for
the maintenance of persons. committed to the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met; (two-thirds of
all the members of each House of Me General Assembly concur-ring
therein)
Section 1. That the Levy Court of New Castle County Levy Court of
orclentCyasatule is hereby authorized and directed to pay to the Delaware uw
thor-
Industrial School for Girls, a corporation of the State of inzlethithT°aeY,ac ef"of
Delaware, on the first day of each month, the sum of twenty- fie,Welitalrrs
five cents per day for the maintenance and instruction, of
each person now in said school committed to the custody of Girt
said corporation by any Court, Judge or Justice of the Peace,
in New Castle County, or who may hereafter be so com-mitted,
upon receiving from the Superintendent and Treas-urer
of the corporation a certificate of the number of persons
so committed, who were in the said school during the pre-ceding
month, and the number of days the persons so com-mitted
were in said school, during the preceding month.
Approved, March 27, A. D. 1905.
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OF THE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 43.
Chapter 275,
Volume 22,
repealed.
Preamble.
Preamble.
OF THE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT to repeal Chapter 275 of Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, entitled
"An Act authorizing the Levy Court Commissioners of New Castle Coun-ty
to refund the "New Castle County Workhouse Loan."?
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. That Chapter 275 of Volume 22, Laws of
Delaware, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Approved, April 3, A. D. i9o5.
CHAPTER 44.
OF THE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT authorizing the Levy Court Commissioners of New Castle Coun-ty
to refund the Beventy-flve Thousand Dollar Loan created by author-ity
of Chapter 141, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware.
Whereas, by an Act of the Legislature, approved at Dover
March 2, A. D. 1901, the Levy Court of New Castle County
was authorized and directed to borrow upon the credit of the
County, not exceeding in the aggregate, Seventy-five Thou-sand
dollars, for the purpose of completing the New Castle
County Workhouse; and
Wherezts, pursuant to the provisions of said Act the
amount of Seventy-five thousand dollars was borrowed upon
the credit of said county and bonds of the County issued for
that amount; and
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OF THE LEVY COURT.
73
Whereas, by reason of an error or omission in the said Preamble.
Acts in not providing some specific time when the said bonds
would mature, the said bonds could not be made payable
at the time intended by the said Board of Trustees, to wit,
twenty years from the date of the said bonds; and
Whereas, it is deemed advisable by the said Board of Preamble.
Trustees that the said bonds should be refunded and a new
loan issued; now therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
the State of Delaware in General Assembly net:
Section 1. That for the purpose of refunding the Seventy-live
Thousand dollar loan for the completion of the New 14.eevjEaosu, fet of
Castle County Workhouse created by authority' of Chapter aoetAng
141 Volume 22 Laws of Delaware, the Levy Court of New
rme, untel u e w Castle County is hereby authorized and directed to borrow Castle
.CHISe
County
v K/I upon the credit of the said County, the sum of Seventy-five L:arn.
Thousand dollars, and for such purpose shall issue certificates
of indebtedness of such denomination and in such form as by cigri g[ the said Levy Court may be deemed most expedient. Such indebtedness.
certificates shall bear date first day of July 1905, and shall be when to be
payable at the expiration of twenty years from the date there- date d
,of, and shall bear interest at the rate of four per centum per Rate per cent.
annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of January per
annum.
and July in each year. This loan shall be known as and Known as New
form part_ of the "New Castle County Workhouse Loan", VioStrIg'Y
and each certificate shall bear upon its face the words "For Loa".
the completion of the New Castle County Workhouse".
This loan shall be kept separate and distinct from all other
indebtedness of the County for the purpose of identification
and liquidation as hereinafter provided. The money realized Fund arising
from the sale of the said certificates shall be paid to the said 17 i d tn; n
otro-et CI I
Board of Trustees, and the said Board of Trustees shall out
of tilethe money realized from the sale of the said certificates Workhouse.
redeem the present outstanding loan of Seventy-five Thou-sand
dollars issued under the authority of Chapter 141 Vol-ume
22 Laws of Delaware, and shall have authority to com-mute
the premiums paid in the purchase of the said present
outstanding loan, the certificates of which shall be upon their
redemption, cancelled and deposited with the Comptroller of
New Castle County.
of
Bond and in-terest,
where
payable.
Board of Trus-tees
to create a
Sinking Fund.
Preamble
Ptertmble
Section 2. The said bonds, principal and interest shall be
payable when due under the provisions of this Act, at the
Farmers' Bank at Wilmington, Delaware, out of money from
time tO time appropriated for that purpose by the said Board
of Trustees of the New Castle County Workhouse. The
said Board is hereby authorized and directed to pay the in-terest
on the said bonds to the said Farmers' Bank at Wil-mington,
when and as the same shall become due. For the
purpose of liquidating the said loan, the Board of Trustees of
the New Castle County Workhouse, is directed to create out
of the net earnings of the Workhouse, a Sinking Fund, which
is to be used for the express purpose of paying off the said
loan of Seventy-five Thousand dollars at maturity.
Approved, April 3, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 45.
OF' THE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT authorizing and directing the Levy Court of New Castle County
to borrow on the Credit of the County certain emus of money not ex-ceeding
One Hundred Thousand Dollars in order to provide for the ad-ditions
to the Now Castle County Workhouse.
Whereas on account of the increased number of prisoners
now in the New Castle County Workhouse and the growing
demands made upon said Institution it has become necessary
to erect additional buildings and to place additional cells in
said Workhouse.
And Whereas in order to carry into effect said needed
improvements it is necessary that authority be given the
Levy Court of New Castle County to borrow an additional
sum of _money.
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OF THE LEVY COURT.
'ARE; LAWS OF DELAWARE.
11 be Therefore be it enacted by the Senate and House of Refi-the
resentatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly
rom met
mai
The
in-
Vii-the
S of
out
;aid
Section 1. The Levy Court of New Castle County is Levy EV of
hereby authorized and directed to borrow on the credit of the Countyato lor-rsotiivusnoefemssoanr4
county, in order to provide for the additions to the New
Castle County Workhouse,- such sum or sums of money as
may be necessary, and as may be directed by the said Board cLirirhCootiusen.ty
of Trustees of the New CastleCounty Workhouse, in addition
to the sum of One Hundred and Seventy-five Thousand dol-lars
heretofore directed to be borrowed under the Act enti-tled
An Act"To establish the New Castle County Workhouse
and the Act entitled An Act to provide for the completion of
the New Castle County Workhouse, provided, that the said
sum hereby authorized and directed to be borrowed shall not gournggrubo?
exceed in the aggregate the sum of one Hundred Thousand Poo,000.
to exceed
dollars, and for such purpose, shall issue Certificates of in-debtedness,
of such denomination and in such form as by the Form of fond.
said Levy Court may be most expedient. Such certificates
shall bear date first day of July 1905. They shall be payable
on the first day of July 1930. They shall bear interest at a
rate not exceeding four per centum per annum, payable
semi-annually on the first clay of January and July in each
year.
This loan shall be known as and form part of the New 11,ifet,o,,mothe
Castle County Workhouse Loan. Each certificate shall bear County Work-house
upon its fact* the words "Loan for the additions to the New Loan.
Castle County Workhouse". This Loan, together with the
One hundred and Seventy-five Thousand Dollar Loan afore-said
shall be kept separate and distinct from all other in-debtedness
of the county, for the purpose of indentification.
All money realized from the sale of the said certificates shall gotissgtit
be paid to the said Board of Trustees, and by them shall be von..73.14j,0
applied toward paying for the additions and furnishing of the tee's aforesaltr.
said Workhouse. "The said Board is hereby authorized and
directed to pay the interest on the said bonds to the Farmers'
Bank at Wilmington, when and as the same shall become
due."
Approved, April 3, A. D. 1905.
*SD Enrolled.
OF THE LEVY COURT.
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OF ASSESSORS.
CHAPTER 46.
OF ASSESSORS.
AN ACT to exempt certain lands and tenements of all non-sectarian,
charitable Young Women's Christian Associations, from taxation for
County purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Property of Section 1. That lands and tenements of the value of
W
charitable
Young. ont - Twenty-five Thousand dollars owned by any corporation or
eAns's (ingaenx. association maintained by charity in this State, which are
empt from used wholly or in part by non-sectarian, Charitable Young taxation.
Women's Christian Associations, shall be and the same are
hereby declared to be exempt from all taxes, assessments,
burdens or impositions for County purposes.
Section 2. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
Approved, March 9, A. D. 1905.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF ASSESSORS.
CHAPTER 47.
Or ASSESSORS.
AN ACT to exempt certain lands and tenements of all Charitable Day
Nurseries for Babies, from Taxation for County purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. That the lands and tenements to the value of Property of
Twenty-five thousand dollars owned by any corporation or ago rrsi et ern fDoar y
association maintained by charity in this State, and used aprobmiersorannat
wholly or in part as Day Nurseries for Babies, shall be and
the same are hereby declared to be exempt from all taxes, as-sessments,
burdens or impositions whatsoever for county
purposes.
Section 2. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent here-with
are hereby repealed.
Approved, March 9, A. D. 1905.
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OF ASSESSORS.
CHAPTER 48.
OF ASSESSORS.
AN ACT to Amend Chapter 282, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, in Rela-tion
to Assessors.
Chapter 282,
Volume 22,
amended,
making salary
monthly.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Stale of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That Section 2 of Chapter 282, Volume 22,
Laws of Delaware be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out the word "quarterly" in the fifth line of said Sec-tion
and inserting in lieu thereof the word "monthly."
Section 2. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with
this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved, March 30, A. D. 1905.
CHAPTER 49.
OP ASSESSORS.
AN ACT to change the time of making assessments in Bent County, re-turning
of same to the Levy Court, to change the time of appeals and of
issuing duplicate and warrants to collectors.
Preanthk. Whereas under the law, assessments are required to be
made before the first day of January of the year in which
said assessments are applicable, and
Preamble. Whereas many changes of property and of residence are
made on or about January of each year, and
rreanible. Whereas having said assessments made before the said
first day of January in any year is not and cannot be a correct
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 7.9
OF ASSESSORS.
assessment of the property and persons of the Districts which
it purports to represent, on account of said removals and
changes, therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Sec. 1. That on and after the passage of this Act Assessment to
it shall be lawful for the Assessors elected at any regular t13, erne na
nbeisi
election held in Kent County for the election of State and and Feb. 15th.
'County officers, or appointed under existing laws, to make
the general and annual assessments for County purposes be-tween
the first day of January and the fifteenth day of Feb-ruary
in every year to which such assessment is applicable for
the purpose of County taxes for that year.
Sec. 2. Every assessor shall complete the assessment
of his District by the fifteenth day of February, and within
five days thereafter post in five of the most public places in Notice of.
the Districts an alphabetical list of the names of persons
assessed in that District, with the separate sums of their Real,
Personal and Capitation amounts, and their Aggregate: and
at the same time and place he shall give notice that he will
attend at some public place in said District on the first Mon- When to hear
day in March next ensuing from to o'clock A. M. till 5 aggea icsoarirede.
o'clock P. M. to hear appeals, correct errors therein, and to Lions.
assess persons or property omitted.
Sec. 3. The term District as herein used shall be taken Assessmentdis-to
mean the whole Representative District, irrespective of the Met, what is.
number of Election Districts therein it shall be construed to
be one Assessment District, and the alphabetical list thereof
shall include the whole of said District.
Sec. 4. Each assessor shall return his assessment to rtnrien to
and the Levy Court on the Second Tuesday in March and shall TeuUdac'yuititi
attend the Court on that day, and on such other clays as the March.
Levy Court may require, under a penalty- of Twenty dollars
to be recovered by Indictment.
Sec. 5. The Levy Court of Kent County shall sit as a
Court of Appeals on the second Tuesday in March in every
year, and on such other days and times in said Month as it
shall be necessary to adjourn to; and shall have all the powers
I.evy Court,
Court of Ap-peals,
when.
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OF ASSESSORS.
and perform all the duties under this Act as now by law pro-
Clerk of Peace vided. The said Levy Court shall on the first Tuesday in to deliver du-plicate
of as- May in every year, cause to be issued to the collector of each
uessment,when. District a duplicate of the assessment of the District of
which he is collector, transcribed and certified by the Clerk
of the Peace, with a warrant thereto annexed.
Confined to Sec. 6. This Act shall be applicable to Kent County
Kent County. only.
Sec. 7. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent here-with,
are hereby repealed.
Approved, March 16, A. D. i9o5.
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LAWS OF DELAWARE. Si
Or ASSESSORS.
CHAPTER 50.
OF ASSESSORS.
AN ACT to Amend Section 19 of Chapter 12 in the Revised Code of the
Laws of Delaware in Reference to Certain Duties of the Collectors of the
different Hundreds in New Castle County.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rorescntatives of
the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. That from and after the passage of this Act the of
"Collector" of Wilmington Hundred is hereby relieved of r`ell'i ientFiWn
the duties provided in Section 19 of Chapter 12 in the Re- certain duty..
wised Code of the L

LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE,
PASSED AT A
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED ANI) HELD AT DOVER,
ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, A. D. 1904
ANI)
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY- NINTH.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
VOLUME XXIII- PART I.
1905:
THE DELAWAREAN PRINT,
DOVER, DEL.